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, United States. It is named for major John Jones, aide-de-camp to brigadier general

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at the 1779

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during the

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. The street stretches just over , from West Boundary Street in the west to East Broad Street in the east. It lies near the center of the

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. The street name changes at

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, a north–south thoroughfare, becoming East Jones Street and West Jones Street, respectively. They separate

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and Monterey Square, two of Bull Street's southernmost

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. Jones Street has been described as one of the most charming streets in America. Several of its homes were built by

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, who — with his brother,

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— also built

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on Monterey Square.''Savannah, Immortal City: Volume One of the Civil War Savannah Series''
- Barry Sheehy, Cindy Wallace, Vaughnette Goode-Walker (2011), p. 329 The street is interrupted between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and

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by an off-ramp from

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, allowing direct access to Savannah's Historic District at Montgomery Street. In a 2016 study, Jones Street was one of several Savannah streets considered to be a "complete street" connection that "provide safe, comfortable and convenient movement for pedestrians, bikes, vehicles, and alternative modes of transportation." Jones Street passes through six wards (from west to east): Currie Town, Pulaski, Jasper, Lafayette, Troup and Bartow.

Notable buildings

Below is a selection of notable buildings on Jones Street, many constructed for Eliza Ann Jewett (1779–1856). The majority of the buildings were erected in the 1850s, although another construction spike occurred in the 1880s. From west to east:

West Jones Street

East Jones Street

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A walk along Jones Street, from Tattnall Street near its western end to East Broad Street at its eastern end, and back
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"Is Jones Street Really the Prettiest Street in Savannah?"
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