Whitefield Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Habersham Street | |
| East | East Wayne Street |
|---|---|
| South | Habersham Street |
| West | East Wayne Street |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1851 |
Whitefield Square (
It is named for the Rev. George Whitefield (whose last name is pronounced Whitfield),[2] founder of Bethesda Home for Boys in the 18th century, and still in existence on the south side of the city.[4]
The square has a gazebo in its center.[2]
A notable building facing the western side of the square is the First Congregational Church.[2] Other prominent, though 20th-century, buildings are the Rose-of-Sharon Apartments (which occupies the entire northwestern tything block) and, across Habersham Street, the Red Cross Building.
The square, and its immediate vicinity, was once a burial ground for both
Andrew Bryan, the founder of the First African Baptist Church, was buried in the square, as was Henry Cunningham, the minister of the Second African Baptist Church.[2]
Dedication
| Namesake | Image | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Rev. George Whitefield | 
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The square is named for Rev. George Whitefield, founder of Bethesda Home for Boys. |
Constituent buildings
Each building below is in one of the eight blocks around the square composed of four residential "tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known.
- Northwestern civic/trust block
- First Congregational Church, 421 Habersham Street (1895)[7]
- Southwestern civic/trust block
- 431 Habersham Street (1886)[3]
- Mary Dwyer Property, 427–431 Habersham Street (1886)[3]
- Beth Eden Baptist Church, 302 East Gordon Street (1893)[8]
- Southwestern residential/tything block
- John Entelman Property (1), 433 Habersham Street (1896)[3]
- 435 Habersham Street (1896)[3]
- John Entelman Property (2), 437 Habersham Street (1897)[3]
- 439 Habersham Street (1897)[3]
- Henry Herman House, 313 East Gordon Street (1861)[3]
- 307–309 East Gordon Street (1869)[3]
- 436–442 Lincoln Street (1867)[3]
- Northeastern residential/tything block
- John McCluskey House, 408 East Taylor Street (1891)[3]
- Andrew Nelson House, 410 East Taylor Street (1860)[3]
- George Ash Duplex, 412–414 East Taylor Street (1855)[3] – oldest building on the square
- 415A–D Price Street (1876)[3]
- Northeastern civic/tything block
- Southeastern civic/tything block
- 430–432 Habersham Street (1886)[3]
- Abraham Samuels Row House, 414–420 Habersham Street (1888)[3]
- 407–413 East Gordon Street (1890)[9]
- Southeastern residential/tything block
- Sarah Sexton Property (1), 401 East Gordon Street (1901)[3]
- Sarah Sexton Property (2), 403 East Gordon Street (1890)[9]
- Emma Hunter House, 405 East Gordon Street (1895)[9]
- 407–411 East Gordon Street (1890)[9]
- 415–419 East Gordon Street (1886)[9]
- Sarah Sexton Property (3), 440 Habersham Street (1902)[3]
Gallery
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John McCluskey House, 408 East Taylor Street -
Andrew Nelson House, 410 East Taylor Street -
George Ash Duplex, 412–414 East Taylor Street -
415 East Taylor Street -
417 East Taylor Street -
419 East Taylor Street -
Beth Eden Baptist Church, 302 East Gordon Street -
Henry Herman House, 313 East Gordon Street -
Sarah Sexton Property (1), 401 East Gordon Street -
Sarah Sexton Property (2), 403 East Gordon Street -
Emma Hunter House, 405 East Gordon Street -
407 East Gordon Street -
409 East Gordon Street -
415–419 East Gordon Street -
First Congregational Church, 421 Habersham Street -
424 Habersham Street -
426 Habersham Street -
Mary Dwyer Property, 427–431 Habersham Street -
430–432 Habersham Street -
Abraham Samuels Row House, 414–420 Habersham Street -
John Entelman Property (1), 433 Habersham Street -
435 Habersham Street -
John Entelman Property (2), 437 Habersham Street -
433–437 Habersham Street, 1979 -
Sarah Sexton Property (3), 440 Habersham Street
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References
- ^ Whitefield Square – City of Savannah website
- ^ a b c d e Whitefield Square – Savannah.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 71
- ^ Bethesda Home for Boys
- ^ Savannah’s “Negro Burial Grounds” and “Strangers Burial Ground” - Savannah Municipal Archives, March 2021, p. 3
- ^ "Push to erase names of slaveholders from Savannah squares would be first change in a century" – Savannah Morning News, February 1, 2021
- ^ History – First UCC Savannah
- ^ Our History – Beth Eden Baptist Church
- ^ a b c d e Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 72
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