Jefferson Street (Savannah, Georgia)

Jefferson Street
	The street's namesake, Thomas Jefferson
Namesake	Thomas Jefferson
Length	2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Location	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
North end	West Bay Street
South end	West 42nd Street

Jefferson Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Montgomery Street to the west and Barnard Street to the east, it runs for about 2 miles (3.2 km) from West Bay Street in the north to West 42nd Street in the south. Its course was interrupted by around 0.14 miles (0.23 km) (between West Oglethorpe Avenue and West Liberty Street) by the construction of the Savannah Civic Center in 1974. The street is named for Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States.[1]

The street's northern section passes through the Savannah Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.[2]

Jefferson Street runs beside six squares. From north to south:

To the west of

To the east of

Franklin Square

Notable buildings and structures

Anna Keilbach Building, 119 Jefferson Street, built in 1883

Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Jefferson Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From north to south:[3]

George Wymberly Jones DeRenne (Estate of) Property, 1 Jefferson Street (1893)
Anna Keilbach Building, 119 Jefferson Street (1883)
St. Philip Monumental AME Church, 1112 Jefferson Street (1911)

References

Cope, Tony (2016). It's Not That Lincoln. The Abercorn Press.
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)

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[1] Cope, Tony (2016). It's Not That Lincoln. The Abercorn Press.

[nrhpinv2-2] 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

[3] Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)

Major streets of downtown Savannah, Georgia
North–south running	Abercorn Street Barnard Street Bull Street Drayton Street East Broad Street Habersham Street Houston Street Jefferson Street Lincoln Street Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (originally West Broad Street) Montgomery Street Price Street Whitaker Street
East–west running	Bay Street (originally North Broad Street) Broughton Street Bryan Street Charlton Street Congress Street Gaston Street Gordon Street Harris Street Hull Street Jones Street Liberty Street Oglethorpe Avenue (originally South Broad Street) Perry Street River Street State Street Taylor Street York Street