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GEORGIA'S FOUNDER, JAMES OGLETHORPE
Sculptor Daniel Chester French's bronze statue (circa 1910) of General James Edward Oglethorpe, in the military dress of the 1740s, faces southward in Chippewa Square, looking toward the Spanish threat from Florida.
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THE MIRROR-IMAGE HOUSES
Exact in every detail, including the exquisite ironwork, there are two exact homes on the west side of Gramercy Park in New York City. The same set of plans were used first in NYC, and then sent to Savannah for these on Monterey Square.
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LUCY ARMSTRONG MANSION
"Peanuts parched ´n broiled!" vendors once hawked their wares near the fountain in Forsyth Park, not far from Armstrong House. The mansion is now a law firm and formerly Armstrong Junior College on Gaston and Bull Streets.
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MERCER HOUSE ON MONTEREY SQUARE
The great-grandfather of songwriter Johnny Mercer began construction before the Civil War. The redbrick “Mercer Mansion,” star of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, occupies a city block along with its carriage house, on Monterey Square’s west side.
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NATHANAEL GREENE MONUMENT
Johnson Square hosts (circa 1825-1830) the monument honoring General George Washington's second-in-command during the American Revolutionary War. French General Marquis de Lafayette, hero of the Revolution, laid the cornerstone. A very visual stroll down the Bull Street is recommended.
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NATHANAEL GREENE MONUMENT
Today’s finance district hub, Johnson Square was Savannah’s first square, the Old Town Commons, hosting the colony’s public mill and oven. The city’s first “skyscraper” and palm tree promenade along Bull Street are in the background.
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VICTORY DRIVE PALMS
Savannah’s U.S. Highway 80, the longest palm drive in America, runs from Tybee Island, Georgia, on the Atlantic Ocean to San Diego, California, on the Pacific Ocean. Formerly Estill Avenue, Victory Drive was established in 1919 as a memorial military boulevard in honor of those who served in World War I.
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CHIPPEWA "FORREST GUMP" SQUARE
The classical First Baptist Church is seen here. On the square, architect William Jay designed the Savannah Theatre (circa 1820) making Chippewa the center of nightlife. Joel Chandler Harris of “Uncle Remus” fame lived on the southeast corner of the square.
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COLONIAL CEMETERY (CIRCA 1750-1853)
The cemetery was desecrated by both the English and Union troops, using the grounds for house stables and soldier campsite … toppling and moving tombstones to create more “living room” for themselves.
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U.S. CUSTOMS HOUSE
On the corner of Bull and Bay Streets, now occupied by the Customs House, is where founder Oglethorpe had his wood-frame home during the Colonial period. The Customs House is the work of architect John Norris of New York State.
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TELFAIR ART MUSEUM (Est. 1875)
Architect William Jay designed the in-town mansion (ca. 1818-1819) for Telfair family patriarch Alexander Telfair, son of Georgia Governor Edward Telfair, on St. James Square (now Telfair Square). Nearby, First Chatham Bank marks the spot where George Washington lodged (May 12-15, 1791).
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ANDREW LOW'S MID–VICTORIAN MANSION
The Lafayette Square mansion (circa 1858) was built for cotton merchant Andrew Low, then Savannah’s most wealthy gentleman. His son, William married Juliette Gordon who founded Girl Scouts in the U.S. in the carriage house.
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INDOOR PALMS AT GREEN–MELDRIM HOUSE
Proclaiming himself a British subject, a neutral, prominent businessman Charles Green offered Union General William Sherman the use of his home on Madison Square, for which he was paid rent by the U.S. Government. Sherman ended his March to the Sea on Christmas morning (1865) in Savannah.
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GREEN–MELDRIM HOUSE
In 1861, William Howard Russell, a Civil War correspondent for the London Times, described the mansion as having a "New York Fifth Avenue character." In 1897 (the year that cottages of Green Palm Inn were built), Judge Peter W. Meldrim was Mayor, City of Savannah.
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GREEN–MELDRIM HOUSE
The finest example of Gothic Revival Architecture in North America cost $93,000 (circa 1850-1856). Bricks, ironwork and furnishings were imported from England as ballast in the cotton ships for owner Charles Green, a native of Shropshire.
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TELFAIR HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN
One of many public bequests of Mary Telfair (1791-1875) was the Telfair Hospital for Women (formerly exclusively a women's hospital located on Park Avenue, on the north end of Forsyth Park). Supposedly, Miss Telfair still roams the halls in a brown dress.
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FORT PULASKI NATIONAL MONUMENT
Fort Pulaski replaced Revolutionary Fort Greene on McQueen Island in mouth of Savannah River. Rifle cannons (April 1862) disrupted the fort's "indestructible" reputation built 1829—47). Rows of palms line a "Rails to Trails" walking path nearby.
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Mickve Israel Synagogue (Monterey Square)
Arriving in Savannah (July 11, 1733), 42 Spanish/Portuguese Jews, escaped the Spanish Inquisition. Among them was Dr. Samuel Nunes Ribiero, a specialist in infectious diseases, who is credited with ending an epidemic that threatened the young colony.
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POLITE SOCIETY WOMEN OF HISTORIC SAVANNAH
Seven women raised $22500 to launch Savannah’s historic district restoration. George Washington chronicled “about 100 well dressed and handsome ladies” during his Savannah visit -- May 12-15, 1791. Not to be outdone by New York, the “Savannah 400” was the height of Savannah society.
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YOUNG PALMS AT JOHNSON SQUARE HOTEL
Today’s Region’s Bank Building is the successor of Pulaski House (built by Peter Wiltberger, ~1839; demolished 1956). A newspaper account reports on August 13, 1863, at 2 PM it was 96 degrees at Pulaski House. Notice the 6-to-8 ft. palms plantings.
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BULL STREET PROMENADE TO CITY HALL
Named for Colonel William Bull, Bull Street is "One of the 10 Great Streets in America." City Hall is situated at Yamacraw Bluff, where 120 settlers arrived on February 12, 1733 to establish a new British colony -- Georgia. The palm-lined promenade framed celebration reviews and military processions.
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BOARDING HOUSE ON OGLETHORPE STREET
By the 1940s great homes became boarding houses or were demolished in what is called “Lost Savannah.” Today this mansion is one of one thousand major buildings saved, waiting to be sold to a homesteader, renovated, and lived in once more.
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CITY HALL DOME WITH PALM AS SENTINNEL
Today the 6-8-foot “palmetto, sabal” plantings -- 22 in 1890 – reach building heights. By 1896, inventory shows 232 total. The 1890 Park & Tree Commission envisioned the magnificent live oak, grandi-flora magnolia and picturesque palmetto “… should appear in every vantage point."
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GREEKS CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK'S DAY (1907)
John Feely (1870) was the first St. Patrick’s Day parade marshal, followed by Capt. M. J. Doyle (1871), John T. Ronan (1872), and James Hunter (1873). Joseph F. Doyle was marshal (1895-99) when the cottages of Green Palm Inn was built -- 1897).
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TRUSTEES GARDEN HOUSE INSPIRED SONG
The Trustees Garden house (captured in this photo by William C. Schrop, ca. 1945 for LIFE) inspired Charles Wesley (the brother of John Wesley) to write the song “Jesus, Lover of My Soul.” “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” is among the legacy of Wesley’s 6,500 hymns.
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A perfect state of chill is a walk from Green Palm's Savannah historic bed and breakfast.
Stroll, swagger or swoosh through historic Savannah, one of America's Top Walking Cities.
The mesmerizing historic Savannah riverfront is within 3 blocks.
Savor the Savannah historic district, a 2.5 sq. mile garden resort.
Historic Savannah, noted for memorable walks as one of America's Top Walking Cities, encompasses Green Palm Inn, a Savannah historic bed and breakfast. A short walk from the Savannah historic bed and breakfast's Savannah historic district location is the attention-grabbing historic Savannah Georgia Riverfront Harbor -- well known for its scenic views and variety of Old Savannah restaurants, famous chocolate sweets, and pub nightlife.
Enjoy a slow, sweet pace. Don't be surprised that you begin to enjoy a sense of ownership of the enchanting city as you go out into the chipper morning or soft evening enjoying Savannah historic district squares. Less [-]
Space is too scarce to describe the museums and breathtaking historic mansions to be seen. There are 1,200 building rated to be of architectural and historical significance. Walk the Savannah historic district, or choose from one of 20 guide operators, offering tours by bus, minivan, trolley, boat or horse-drawn carriage.
Walk along the snaking historic Savannah riverfront, one of Savannah's night playgrounds, just a few minutes away. Less [-]
You'll past six blocks of shops, restaurants and bars fronting the Savannah Riverfront of nostalgic River Street. Seagulls cut the sky, dipping and swerving. Immense container ships, cargo stacked in red and orange rectangles like a modern Mondrian, moves down the Savannah River from the Atlantic Ocean 18 miles away. Yachts tie up for the night. Jazz, blues and country music beckon from bars.
Don't miss historic Savannah's fine dining, nightlife and the arts. Less [-]
Don't miss chic Savannah fine dining, nightlife and the arts including concert venues of Lucas Theater and SCAD's Trustee Theater, plus the Savannah historic district's new hot spots -- Vic's on the River and the infamous Telfair Museum's new Jepson Center. Ar tful little boutiques and antique shops, street cafes, celebrated garden squares are nearby, along with antique shopping, art galleries, nature areas, outlet stores, performing theater, quiet picnic locations, secluded walking paths, and other romantic excursions in the area, religious services, historic and patriotic ruins.
The past, as William Faulkner told us, isn't really over, especially here in Savannah... Less [-]
The past, as William Faulkner told us, isn't really over, especially here in Savannah where it is inextricably entwined with the city's present and future. Recapture historic Savannah Georgia's legendary moments, such as President George Washington's visit.
President George Washington's diary describes his "entertainments - visits -- and ceremonies of one kind or another" along the Savannah Riverfront, in St. James (now Telfair Square ), Johnson Square and Reynolds Square. "Dined today with a number of Citizens (no less than 200) in an elegant bower erected for the occasion on the Bank of the River below the Town..." [ bower described ]
"If you have time to visit only one city in the Southeast,
make it Savannah. It's that special."
~ Frommers Travel Guide.
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