Savannah Historic District Retro

The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the pre–Civil War city limits of Savannah, Georgia. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, and is one of the largest urban, community-wide historic preservation districts in the United States. The district was established in recognition of th…
The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the pre–Civil War city limits of Savannah, Georgia. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, and is one of the largest urban, community-wide historic preservation districts in the United States. The district was established in recognition of the Oglethorpe Plan, a unique model of urban planning begun in 1733 by James Oglethorpe at Savannah's founding and propagated during the first century of the city's growth.
  • Location: Bounded by E. Broad St., Gwinnett St., Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and the Savannah River, downtown Savannah, Georgia
  • Area: ca. 1,300 acres (5.3 km²)
  • Architect: Multiple
  • Architectural style: mid-19th-century Revival and Federal
  • Designated NHLD: November 13, 1966
  • NRHP reference No.: 66000277
  • Added to NRHP: November 13, 1966

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