Madison Square, Savannah, GA Photos |
Madison Square (1837) of Savannah at Bull & Macon Streets was named in honor President James Madison. Its main sites are St John's Episcopal Church, the Green-Meldrim House (Sherman's Headquarters), the Scottish Rite Temple & the Savannah Volunteer Guards Armory, now a Savannah College of Art & Design's building. |
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| See also: Savannah, Savannah Historic Squares |
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| Green-Meldrim Mansion on Madison Square. Style: Gothic Revival. Architect: John S. Norris. On National Register. | Green-Meldrim Mansion served as Civil War General Tecumseh Sherman's Headquarters (Dec. 22, 1864 - Feb. 1, 1865) for the occupation of Savannah. | St John's Episcopal Church (1850) on Madison Square. Style: Gothic Revival. Architect: Calvin Otis. | Old Sorrel-Weed House (1840) on Madison Square. Style: Greek Revival. Architect: Charles B. Cluskey. |
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| Porch of Old Sorrel-Weed House. | Scottish Rite Temple (1901) (Bull & Charlton Sts. on Madison Square). Architect: Hyman Wallace Witcover. | Portal of Scottish Rite Temple. | Upper story decorations of Scottish Rite Temple. |
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| Poetter Hall (1892) (342 Bull St. on Madison Square) (former Savannah Volunteer Guards Armory, now a SCAD campus building). Style: Romanesque Revival. Architect: William Gibbons Preston. | Gothic Storefront built as Henry Ford showroom (307 Bull St.). | Houses on Bull St. above Madison Square. |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |