Gordon Street is a street in
Savannah, Georgia
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, United States. Located between
Taylor Street to the north and
Gaston Street to the south, it runs for about from
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the west to
East Broad Street in the east. Originally known only as Gordon Street singular, its addresses are now split between "West Gordon Street" and "East Gordon Street", the transition occurring at
Bull Street
Bull Street is a major street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Named for Colonel William Bull (governor), William Bull (1683–1755), it runs from Bay Street (Savannah, Georgia), Bay Street in the north to Derenne Avenue (part of Georgia S ...
in the center of the downtown area.
The street is entirely within
Savannah Historic District Savannah Historic District may refer to:
*Savannah Historic District (Savannah, Georgia), a National Historic Landmark district in Georgia
* Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities, Savannah, Georgia, a historic district ...
, a
National Historic Landmark District
A National Historic Landmark District (NHLD) is a geographical area that has received recognition from the United States Government that the buildings, landscapes, cultural features and archaeological resources within it are of the highest signific ...
.
[James Dillon (1977) , National Park Service and ]
Gordon Street passes through four squares on their southern side. From west to east:
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Chatham Square
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Monterey Square
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Taylor Square
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Whitefield Square
Notable buildings and structures
Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Gordon Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From west to east:
;West Gordon Street
*Matilda Heitman Properties, 209–213 West Gordon Street (1895)
*Thomas McArthur Duplex, 205–207 West Gordon Street (1853)
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Gordon Row, 101–129 West Gordon Street (1854)
*Joachim Saussy House, 23 West Gordon Street (1870)
*John M. Williams Duplex, 17–19 West Gordon Street (1879–1882)
*Charles B. King House, 11 West Gordon Street (1858)
*Mohr Brothers Duplex, 7–9 West Gordon Street (1884)
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Noble Hardee Mansion, 3 West Gordon Street (1860)
;East Gordon Street
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Scudder's Row, 1–9 East Gordon Street (1852–1853)
*Charles B. King House, 11 East Gordon Street (1854)
*Charles McGill House, 15 East Gordon Street (1854)
*John Rowland House, 17–19 East Gordon Street (1881)
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Congregation Mickve Israel
Congregation Mickve Israel (transliterated from Hebrew language, Hebrew as "Congregation for the Hope of Israel") is a Reform Judaism, Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 20 East Gordon Street, Monterey Square (Savannah, Georgia) ...
, 20 East Gordon Street (1876)
*Frederick Groschaud House, 23 East Gordon Street (1854)
*Charles Hutchins House, 113 East Gordon Street (1868)
*Adolphus Gomm House, 115 East Gordon Street (1869)
*John B. Berry House, 127 East Gordon Street (1856)
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Massie Common School House, 201–213 East Gordon Street (1855–1856)
*John Guerrard Row House, 215–229 East Gordon Street (1872)
*Edward Purse Duplex, 220–222 East Gordon Street (1856)
*224 East Gordon Street (1856) – former home of preservationist
Jane Adair Wright
Jane Adair Wright (January 17, 1901 – March 3, 1991) was an American preservationist. In 1955, she became one of the seven all-female founders of Historic Savannah Foundation.
Early life
Wright was born in 1901 in Hillsboro, Ohio, to Revere ...
*233 East Gordon Street (1923)
*Flora Max House, 235 East Gordon Street (1894)
*Thomas Davis House, 237 East Gordon Street (1893)
*Beth Eden Baptist Church, 302 East Gordon Street (1893)
*John Schwarz Duplex, 307–309 East Gordon Street (1861)
*Henry Hermann House, 313 East Gordon Street (1861)
*Sarah Sexton Property (I), 401 East Gordon Street (1901)
*Sarah Sexton Property (II), 403 East Gordon Street (1901)
*Emma Hunter House, 405 East Gordon Street (1895)
*407 East Gordon Street (1890)
*409 East Gordon Street (1890)
*Abraham Samuels Row House, 414–420 East Gordon Street (1888)
*415–419 East Gordon Street (1886)
*Frank Mirault Property, 508 East Gordon Street (1883)
*Michael Cahill House, 518 East Gordon Street (1886)
*Thomas Corcoran House, 522 East Gordon Street (1884)
*527–537 East Gordon Street (1868)
*Dennis Shea Cottage, 530 East Gordon Street (1867)
*Harriet Gardner House, 540 East Gordon Street (1884)
*James Ferris Cann Property, 543–545 East Gordon Street (1894)
*St. Benedict the Moor school building, 554 East Gordon Street (1910)
*St. Benedict the Moor rectory building, 556 East Gordon Street (1910)
References
{{Streets of Savannah
Roads in Savannah, Georgia
Streets in Georgia (U.S. state)