State Street (Savannah, Georgia)

State Street
6 East State Street in Wright Square
Former name(s)Prince Street
Length0.70 mi (1.13 km)
LocationSavannah, Georgia, U.S.
West endMontgomery Street
East endEast Broad Street

State Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Broughton Street to the north and York Street to the south, it runs for about 0.70 miles (1.13 km) from Montgomery Street in the west to East Broad Street in the east.

The street is entirely within Savannah Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.[1]

State Street passes through five squares on their northern side. From west to east:

Notable buildings and structures

Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on State Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From west to east:[2]

West State Street
  • John Tietgen Building, 306 West State Street (1908)
  • 18 West State Street (1916)
  • Isaac Morrell Building, 16 West State Street (1853)
  • Edward Lovell Property, 14 West State Street (1853)
  • William Waring Property, 12 West State Street (1825)
East State Street

6 East State Street, in Wright Square, appeared in the 1997 movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil as Dixie's Flowers, the store at which Mandy (Alison Eastwood) worked.

204 East State Street, the Elliott–Huger House, stood between 1826 and 1932. It was built for U.S. senator John Elliott by Isaiah Davenport.[5]

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)
  3. ^ a b Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 31
  4. ^ The National Trust Guide to Savannah – Roulhac Toledano (1997)
  5. ^ Spracher, Luciana M. (2003). Lost Savannah: Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society. Arcadia Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7385-1487-1.