York Street is a prominent street in

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, United States. Located, in its downtown section, between State Street to the north and

Oglethorpe Avenue Oglethorpe Avenue is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located, in its downtown section, between York Street to the north and Hull Street to the south, it runs for about from the Atlantic Coastal Highway (U.S. Route 17) ...

to the south, it runs for about from

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in the west to East Broad Street in the east. It is named for the

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. The street is entirely within

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, a

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.James Dillon (1977) , National Park Service and York Street passes through five squares on their southern side. From west to east: * Telfair Square *

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Notable buildings and structures

Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on York Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From west to east:Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011) ;West York Street

*323 West York Street (1900) *Frederick Selleck Property (I), 311 West York Street (1822) *Frederick Selleck Property (II), 305 West York Street (1822) *Robert Walker Row House, 213–223 West York Street (1905) *Thomas Henderson Building, 15–21 West York Street (1890) *Lindsay & Morgan Building, 5–11 West York Street (1921) ;East York Street Jane Young House

*Peter Ott Property, 15–19 East York Street (1892) *Esther Stewart Property, 21–25 East York Street (1853–1856) *Marine Hospital, 115 East York Street (1907; now part of

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) *Henry Dickerson Duplex, 201–203 East York Street (1853) *

James Mills House The James Mills House is a home in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the southeastern tything block of Oglethorpe Square and was built in 1855.

, 205 East York Street (1855) *Jane Young House, 211 East York Street (1853) *John Feely Duplex, 217–219 East York Street (1872) – built for John Foley *Charles Landershine House, 221 East York Street (1856) *Jerome H. Wilson House, 307–311 East York Street (1872) *Thomas Morgan House, 313–315 East York Street (1885) *Abraham Sheftall House, 321 East York Street (1818; moved from Elbert Ward in 1966) *409 East York Street (1880) *Deitrich Oetjen House, 503 East York Street (1897) *William Herman Duplex, 506–508 East York Street (1902) *Frederick Heineman Property, 509 East York Street (circa 1839) *George Jones House, 510 East York Street (1799) *Teresa Neve House, 511 East York Street (1855) *Catherine Deveaux House, 513 East York Street (1853) * Susannah Clarke Cottage, 517 East York Street (circa 1805) *Edward White Cottage, 519 East York Street (circa 1812) *Margaret McDonald House, 521 East York Street (1883)

References

{{Streets of Savannah Roads in Savannah, Georgia Streets in Georgia (U.S. state)