Houston Street ( ) is a prominent street 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, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ...

, United States. Located between Price Street to the west and East Broad Street to the east, it runs for about from East

Bay Street Bay Street is a major thoroughfare in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the centre of Toronto's Financial District, Toronto, Financial District and is often used by metonymy to refer to Economy of Canada, Canada's financial services indust ...

in the north to East Liberty Street in the south. The street is named for prominent Georgian William Houstoun, whose portrait hangs in the rotunda of Savannah City Hall. It passes through the

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 Houston Street goes around four of Savannah's 22 squares. They are (from north to south): * Washington Square * Greene Square * Crawford Square * Whitefield Square

Notable buildings and structures

Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Houston Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From north to south:Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011) * 601 East Bay Street (has an entrance on Houston Street) (1860) *Joseph Wilkinson House, 11 Houston Street (1807) *Morty Dorgan Property, 20 Houston Street (1853) *Simon Mirault House, 21 Houston Street (1852) *Joachim Hartstene House, 23 Houston Street (circa 1803) *Catherine McCarthy Property, 26–30 Houston Street (1887) *Laurence Dunn Property (I), 31–33 Houston Street (1875) *Laurence Dunn Property (II), 35–37 Houston Street (1872) *James King House, 113 Houston Street (1854) * Henry Cunningham House, 117–119 Houston Street (by 1810) *

Second African Baptist Church Second African Baptist Church is a church in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in the northwestern trust/civic block of Greene Square, at 123 Houston Street, the church was founded on December 26, 1802, twenty-five years after the cit ...

, 123 Houston Street (1926) * 124 Houston Street (1814–1816) *Jeremiah Murphy House, 129 Houston Street (1904) *131 Houston Street (1807) * 134–142 Houston Street (circa 1926) – formerly the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten *216–222 Houston Street (1910) *John Tucker Property, 224 Houston Street (1850)

References

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