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 from West Bay Street in the north to West 42nd Street in the south. Its course was interrupted by around (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. Its northern section passes through the Savannah Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.James Dillon (1977) , National Park Service and
Jefferson Street runs beside six squares. From north to south:
To the west of Ellis Square Telfair Square Orleans Square Pulaski Square Chatham Square
To the east of Franklin Square
Notable buildings and structures
Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Jefferson Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From north to south:Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)
George Wymberly Jones DeRenne (Estate of) Property, 1 Jefferson Street (1893), designed by Percy Sugden 109–111 Jefferson Street (1909) Anna Keilbach Building (north), 113–115 Jefferson Street (1883) Anna Keilbach Building (south), 117–119 Jefferson Street (1883) Julia Dancy Range, 134–142 Jefferson Street (1884) St. Philip Monumental AME Church, 1112 Jefferson Street (1911) Club 1, at 1 Jefferson Street, is a gay nightclub where The Lady Chablis worked.
References
External links
Copy of key plan of a portion of the southeastern section of the City of Savannah, GA. – by Sugden, Digital Library of Georgia (1909) Goette's Map of the City of Savannah, Georgia – by Sugden, Digital Library of Georgia (1906)