Taylor Street
East Broad Street |
Taylor Street is a prominent street in
East Broad Street
in the east.
The street is named for general Zachary Taylor, a hero of the Mexican–American War.[1] (Nearby Taylor Square is named for Susie King Taylor, not Zachary.)[2] The street is entirely within Savannah Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.[3]
Taylor Street passes through four squares on their northern side. From west to east:
- Chatham Square
- Monterey Square
- Taylor Square
- Whitefield Square
Notable buildings and structures
Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on State Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From west to east:[4]
- West Taylor Street
- Benjamin & Mary Ferrell Tenement Row, 215–219 West Taylor Street (1852)
- The Barnard Street School, 212 West Taylor Street (1901)
- Edward Lovell Duplex, 126–128 West Taylor Street (1856)
- Quantock Row, 114–124 West Taylor Street (1852)
- Enoch Hendry Row House, 108–112 West Taylor Street (1851)
- Meinhardt Row, 101–107 West Taylor Street (1871)
- Herman Kuhlman Duplex, 22–24 West Taylor Street (1851)
- George Gray House, 20 West Taylor Street (1855)
- Andrew Farie House, 18 West Taylor Street (1913)
- 12 West Taylor Street (1868)
- Hurn Museum of Contemporary Folk Art, 10 West Taylor Street (1852)
- Nicholas Cruger House, 4 West Taylor Street (1852)
- East Taylor Street
- Comer House, 2 East Taylor Street (1880)
- William Hunter House, 10 East Taylor Street (1872)
- Thomas–Levy House (part of the Thomas–Purse Duplex), 12 East Taylor Street (1869/1894)
- Daniel Purse House (part of the Thomas–Purse Duplex), 14 East Taylor Street (1869)
- David Lopez Cohen Property (I), 16–20 East Taylor Street (1852)
- David Lopez Cohen Property (II), 24 East Taylor Street (1852)
- David Lopez Cohen Property (III), 28–32 East Taylor Street (1852)
- Alexander Bennett House, 102 East Taylor Street (1853)
- John Kuck House, 106 East Taylor Street (1906)
- Guckenheimer Row, 108–114 East Taylor Street (1873)
- Adam Short Property, 118–120 East Taylor Street (1853)
- Mary Demere (Estate of) House, 126 East Taylor Street (1872)
- Mary Demere House, 128 East Taylor Street (1860)
- William Rogers House, 202 East Taylor Street (1859)
- George Ash Row House (I), 206–210 East Taylor Street (1855)
- Andrew Hanley House, 214 East Taylor Street (1883)
- George Ash & Francis Grimball Duplex, 216–218 East Taylor Street (1854)
- George Ash Row House (II), 220–224 East Taylor Street (1868)
- John McCluskey House, 408 East Taylor Street (1891)
- 415–419 East Taylor Street (1888)
- Sarah Pierce Property, 502–506 East Taylor Street (1859/1891)
- William Miller Property, 508–510 East Taylor Street (1860)
- Robert Mason & Anthony Desverney Duplex, 540–542 East Taylor Street (1872)
- 554 East Taylor Street (419–421 East Broad Street) (1893)
References
- ISBN 9780966152104.
- ^ "City of Savannah to Dedicate Taylor Square Feb. 10". Savannah, GA. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ James Dillon (1977) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: The Savannah Georgia NHL Historic District, National Park Service and Accompanying 25 photos, from 1964, 1973
- ^ Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)