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

Abercorn Street Abercorn Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Drayton Street to the west and Lincoln Street to the east, it runs for about from East Bay Street (Savannah, Georgia), Bay Street in the north to Georgi ...

and East Macon Street, and was laid out in 1837. It is south of

Colonial Park Cemetery Colonial Park Cemetery (locally and informally known as Colonial Cemetery; historically known as the Old CemeteryTroup Square, north of

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and east of

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. The square is named for

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette (; 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (), was a French military officer and politician who volunteered to join the Conti ...

, the French hero of the

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who visited Savannah in 1825. The oldest building on the square is the

Andrew Low House The Andrew Low House is a home in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located at 329 Abercorn Street, in Lafayette Square (Savannah, Georgia), Lafayette Square, it was built by John S. Norris in 1849 and is part of the Savannah Historic District (S ...

, at 329 Abercorn Street, which dates to 1849. The square contains a fountain commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the

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, donated by the Colonial Dames of Georgia in 1984, as well as

cobblestone Cobblestone is a natural building material based on Cobble (geology), cobble-sized stones, and is used for Road surface, pavement roads, streets, and buildings. Sett (paving), Setts, also called ''Belgian blocks'', are often referred to as " ...

sidewalks.See Savannah
by T.D. Conner (2001), accessed June 14, 2007
magazine, May–June 2007, pp 10–11, 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. Adjacent to the square is the Roman Catholic Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist. Given this proximity, Lafayette Square features prominently in Savannah's

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celebrations. Water in the fountain is dyed green for the occasion.Chan Sieg (1984). ''The squares: an introduction to Savannah''.

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: Donning. In this area is the museum known as the

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home The Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home is a historic house museum in Savannah, Georgia where American author Flannery O'Connor lived during her childhood. The home, built in 1856,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 residential/tything lot *104 East Harris Street (1875) *Centurian House, 106 East Harris Street (1903) *118 and 124 East Harris Street (1852) *319 Abercorn Street (1888) *Henrietta Cohen Property, 312–314 Drayton Street (1882) ;Southwestern civic/trust lot *

, 329 Abercorn Street (1849) – part of the

Juliette Gordon Low Historic District The Juliette Gordon Low Historic District consists of three buildings in Savannah, Georgia, which are associated with the origins of the Girl Scouts of the USA. They are the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, at 10 East Oglethorpe Avenue, the ...

; oldest building on the square *

Andrew Low Carriage House 330 Drayton Street (also known as the Andrew Low Carriage House) is a building 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 Co ...

, 330 Drayton Street (1849)Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 51 – part of the Juliette Gordon Low Historic District ;Southwestern residential/tything lot * Marist Place, 123 East Charlton Street – former site of the Marist School *Battersby–Hartridge–Anderson House, 119 East Charlton Street (1852) ;Northeastern residential/tything lot * Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, 222 East Harris Street (1876) – spires added in 1896 ;Southeastern civic/trust lot * Hamilton–Turner Inn, 330 Abercorn Street (1873) ;Southeastern residential/tything lot *Fitzgerald Pelot Duplex, 221–223 East Charlton Street (1854–1855) *Catherine McMahon House, 211 East Charlton Street (1853) *

Gallery

File:Cathedral_of_St._John_the_Baptist_-_Savannah_GA_-_panorama.jpg, Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, 222 East Harris Street File:Hamilton Turner House.JPG, Hamilton-Turner Inn, 330 Abercorn Street File:Battersby-Hartridge-Anderson House, 119 East Charlton Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA.jpg, Battersby–Hartridge–Anderson House, 119 East Charlton Street File:Marist Place, Site of the Marist School for Boys, 1919-1939.jpg, Marist Place, 123 East Charlton Street File:Augustus Barie Property (1).jpg, Catherine McMahon House, 211 East Charlton Street File:Fitzgerald Pelot Duplex.jpg, Fitzgerald Pelot Duplex, 221–223 East Charlton Street File:Girl Scout Headquarters.jpg,

, 330 Drayton Street File:Georgia20131014 172 319 Abercorn Street.jpg, 319 Abercorn Street File:312-14 Drayton Street.jpg, Henrietta Cohen Property, 312–314 Drayton Street File:Abercorn and Charlton Street, Savannah, Georgia.jpg, 340 Abercorn Street File:Georgia20131014 383 104 East Harris Street.jpg, 104 East Harris Street File:Built for Simon P. Kehoe, 1890.jpg, Centurian House, 106 East Harris Street File:118 & 124 East Harris Street (House), Savannah, Chatham County, GA.jpg, 118 and 124 East Harris Street File:John B Gallie House, 201-203 East Charlton Street, Created with moving camera.jpg, John B. Gallie House, 201–203 East Charlton Street

References

{{Squares of Savannah, Georgia Lafayette Square (Savannah, Georgia) 1837 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)