Columbia Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the second row of the city's five rows of squares, on

Habersham Street Habersham Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Lincoln Street (Savannah, Georgia), Lincoln Street to the west and Price Street (Savannah, Georgia), Price Street to the east, it runs for about from ...

and East President Street. It is south of Warren Square and between Oglethorpe Square to the west and Greene Square to the east. The oldest building on the square is at 307 East President Street, today's 17 Hundred 90 Inn, which, as its name suggests, dates to the 18th century. The square was laid out in 1799 and is named for Columbia, the poetic personification of the United States. In the center of the square is a fountain that formerly stood at the

Wormsloe The Wormsloe Historic Site, originally known as Wormsloe Plantation, is a state historic site near Savannah, Georgia, in the southeastern United States. The site consists of , protecting part of what was once the Wormsloe Plantation, a large est ...

estate of

Noble Jones Noble Jones (June 20, 1702 – November 2, 1775), an English-born carpenter, was one of the first settlers of the Province of Georgia in colonial America and one of its leading officials. He was born in Herefordshire. As part of General James ...

, one of Georgia's first settlers. It was moved to Columbia Square in 1970 to honor Augusta and Wymberly DeRenne, descendants of Jones. It is sometimes called the "rustic fountain," as it is decorated with vines, leaves, flowers, and other woodland motifs.Tour Guide Manual
for licensed tour guides in the City of Savannah, accessed June 16, 2007.City of Savannah's monuments page
This page links directly to numerous short entries, many accompanied by photographs, discussing a variety of monuments, memorials, etc., in the squares and elsewhere. Accessed June 16, 2007. Irish immigrant

William Kehoe William Kehoe (September 12, 1876 – September 17, 1932) was an American lawyer and politician. Biography William Kehoe was born in Greenwood (now Elk), California on September 12, 1876. He earned a degree at the University of Michigan and wo ...

built a house on the eastern side of the square, at 130 Habersham Street, in 1885. After both his business and his family expanded, he built a larger home, completed in 1892, diagonally across the square at 123 Habersham Street.History
– KehoeHouse.com The Timothy Bonticou Double House, at 418–420 East State Street, was moved one block south from 419–421 East Broughton Lane in 1972. The office of

Historic Savannah Foundation Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) is a preservation organization founded in 1955 and based in Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georg ...

is in the southwest tything of the square, at 321 East York Street. In 2024, a Columbia Square monument was commissioned to honor the seven women who began the preservation movement in Savannah. They were Katherine Judkins Clark, Elinor Adler Dillard, Anna Colquit Hunter, Lucy Barrow McIntire, Dorothy Ripley Roebling, Nola McEvoy Roos and Jane Adair Wright.

Dedication

Markers and structures

Constituent buildings

Each building below is in one of the eight blocks around the square composed of four residential "tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the

Oglethorpe Plan The Oglethorpe Plan is an urban planning idea that was most notably used in Savannah, Georgia, one of the Thirteen Colonies, in the 18th century. The plan uses a distinctive street network with repeating squares of residential blocks, commercia ...

. They are listed with construction years where known. ;Northwestern tything/residential block *

Isaiah Davenport House The Isaiah Davenport House is a historic home in Savannah, Georgia, United States, built in 1820. It has been operated as a historic house museum by the Historic Savannah Foundation since 1963. The house is located at 324 East State Street, in ...

, 324 East State Street (1820) – built by Isaiah Davenport ;Northwestern trust/civic block * Kehoe House (2), 123 Habersham Street (1892) ;Southwestern trust/civic block *307 East President Street – central portion (built 1790)"Haunted Hotels in Savannah"
– Savannah.com is the oldest building on the square; eastern portion (1823) built for Steele White; western portion (1888) built for Anna Powers; now the home of the 17 Hundred 90 Inn *Frederick Heineman House, 125–127 Habersham Street (1842) ;Southwestern tything/residential block *Abraham Sheftall House, 321 East York Street (1818) – now the home of

*Thomas Morgan House, 313–315 East York Street (1885) *Jerome H. Wilson Property, 307–311 East York Street (1873) *Joseph Gammon Property, 134 Lincoln Street (1843) ;Northeast tything/residential block *Francis M. Stone House, 402 East State Street (1821) *"Laura's Cottage", 416 East State Street (1799–1808) – moved from Greene Ward; built by Isaiah Davenport; set back from the street, almost behind 418–420 *Timothy Bonticou Double House, 418–420 East State Street (1854–1861)Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 28 – moved from 419–421 East Broughton Lane in 1972 *Henry W. Willink House, 422–424 East State Street (1850) ;Northeast trust/civic block *Abraham Scribner House, 424 East President Street (1810) – remodeled in 1899 ;Southeastern trust/civic block *Kehoe House (1), 130 Habersham Street (1885)''Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia'' –

(1979) *Green Fleetwood House, 128 Habersham Street (1854) ;Southeastern tything/residential block *Frederick Ball House, 136 Habersham Street (1805) *409 East York Street (1880)

Gallery

File:Isaiah Davenport House, Savannah, GA, US (2).jpg, Isaiah Davenport House, 324 East State Street File:Built for Francis Stone, 1818.jpg, Francis M. Stone House, 402 East State Street File:Laura's Cottage.jpg, "Laura's Cottage", 416 East State Street File:418–420 East State Street.jpg, Timothy Bonticou Double House, 418–420 East State Street File:409 East York Street.jpg, 409 East York Street File:Green Fleetwood House.jpg, Green Fleetwood House, 128 Habersham Street File:130 Habersham.jpg, William Kehoe's first house, 130 Habersham Street File:The Frederick Ball House, Built by Frederick Ball, master carpenter, ca. 1809.jpg, Frederick Ball House, 136 Habersham Street File:Kehoe House, built in 1892 for foundry owner William Kehoe, and Irish immigrant in Savannah, Georgia LCCN2011633350.tif, Kehoe's second house, 123 Habersham Street File:Built for Abraham Sheftall, 1818, Moved from Elbert Ward, 1966.jpg, Abraham Sheftall House, 321 East York Street File:424 East President Street.jpg, Abraham Scribner House, 424 East President Street File:Built for Thomas Morgan, 1885.jpg, Thomas Morgan House, 313–315 East York Street File:307-311_East_York_Street.jpg, Jerome H. Wilson Property, 307–311 East York Street File:Joseph Gammon Property.jpg, Joseph Gammon Property, 134 Lincoln Street File:130-132 Lincoln Street.jpg, 17 Hundred 90 Inn, 307 East President Street File:125-127 Habersham Street.jpg, Frederick Heineman House, 125–127 Habersham Street

References

{{Squares of Savannah, Georgia Columbia Square (Savannah, Georgia) 1799 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)