--- title: "Historic District" url: https://www.heresavannah.com/historic-district/ date: 2026-07-26T17:52:09+00:00 modified: 2026-07-26T17:52:09+00:00 author: "" site: "HERE Savannah" attribution: "HERE Savannah" --- # Historic District *Source: [HERE Savannah](https://www.heresavannah.com/historic-district/) — July 26, 2026 by * Chatham County · Historic # Historic District Savannah's National Historic Landmark core — 24 squares, Forsyth Park, and River Street along the riverfront. Forsyth Park River Street riverfront 24 historic squares ### Quick Facts ZIP31401 CategoryHistoric Platted1733 Main CorridorBull Street / Bay Street / Whitaker Street CountyChatham County ### At A Glance Walkability88/100 Commute0-5 minutes — you are downtown InterstateI-16, 5 minutes (Historic District exits) VibeHistoric elegance with dense tourism, restaurants, and year-round foot traffic Best ForBuyers seeking historic townhomes with preservation protections; SCAD students and faculty; short-term rental investors ### Got A Tip? News, real estate moves, or business happenings in Historic District? Send a tip — anonymous OK. [Submit a Tip](/submit-a-tip/) ### Own This Neighborhood Your Name Here Your Brokerage · Savannah, GA 📞(864) 555-0100 ✉you@yoursite.com 🌐yoursite.com $149/mo · Sponsor Historic District [Become The Sponsor →](/sponsor-a-neighborhood/) ## Location The Historic District occupies Savannah's original 1733 Oglethorpe town plan, bounded roughly by the Savannah River to the north, Gwinnett Street to the south, East Broad Street to the east, and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the west. Bull Street runs the length of the district connecting Forsyth Park in the south to City Hall and River Street on the riverfront. The district contains 22 of the original 24 squares laid out under James Oglethorpe's town plan, each ringed by historic homes, churches, and civic buildings. River Street sits one level below Bay Street along the Savannah River bluff, connected by steep stone ramps and the iconic Factors Walk pedestrian bridges. I-16 terminates directly into the district via the Historic District exit ramps. [**Open Historic District in Google Maps →**32.0752° N, 81.0936° W · ZIP 31401](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=32.0752,-81.0936) ## Character The Historic District's character is defined by its density of preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture — Regency, Federal, Gothic Revival, and Victorian townhomes shaded by live oaks draped in Spanish moss along squares such as Chippewa, Monterey, and Madison. Forsyth Park, at the district's southern end, anchors a mile of green space with its landmark fountain, farmers market, and Fort Screven-era Confederate memorial. River Street's cobblestones and converted cotton warehouses host restaurants, candy shops, and tourist retail, while Bay Street one level up carries office and civic buildings including Savannah City Hall. The district draws heavy year-round tourism, ghost-tour traffic, and film production activity. ## History Savannah's Historic District traces to General James Oglethorpe's 1733 town plan, one of the first planned cities in North America, organized around a grid of public squares. The district survived Sherman's March largely intact after Savannah's December 1864 surrender preserved the city from burning. Twentieth-century preservation efforts, led by the Historic Savannah Foundation founded in 1955, reversed decades of demolition and established Savannah as a national model for historic preservation; the district was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. Your Featured Sponsor Your Name Here Your Brokerage · Realtor® **📞** (864) 555-0100 **✉** you@yourbrokerage.com **🌐** yourbrokerage.com [Visit My Site →](/advertise/) ### Own Historic District — Just $149/month Exclusive sponsorship · one realtor or local business per neighborhood - **Top-of-page featured card** with your photo, name, brokerage, phone, email, and website - **Route every Historic District search visitor** directly to your site — not Zillow, not Realtor.com - **Hyperlocal SEO juice** — backlink from a high-authority HERESavannah neighborhood page - **Click-to-call and click-to-email** built in for mobile leads - **Lock out competitors** — only one sponsor at a time, month-to-month - **Cancel anytime** — no contract, no setup fee [Claim Historic District →](/sponsor-a-neighborhood/) [See vs Zillow & Redfin](/sponsor-a-neighborhood/#compare) ## Schools Elementary Savannah Early College High (K-8 feeder verify) Savannah-Chatham County Public School System [SC Report Card →](https://www.gaawards.gadoe.org) [School site →](https://www.sccpss.com) Middle Savannah Classical Academy (charter, verify zone) Savannah-Chatham County Public School System [SC Report Card →](https://www.gaawards.gadoe.org) [School site →](https://www.sccpss.com) High Savannah Arts Academy Savannah-Chatham County Public School System [SC Report Card →](https://www.gaawards.gadoe.org) [School site →](https://www.sccpss.com) Ratings from the Georgia School Report Card ({{STATE_EDU_FULL}}) — not third-party aggregators. ## Nearby Retail & Dining - **River Street restaurants and shops** — Riverfront dining and retail corridor *(within district)* - **Broughton Street retail corridor** — Primary downtown shopping street *(within district)* ## Healthcare & Essentials - **Candler Hospital (St. Joseph's/Candler)** Hospital *(3.5 mi)* - **Downtown urgent care clinics** Urgent care *(1.0 mi)* **Run a business near Historic District?** Join the HERESavannah Business Directory and we'll link your name from neighborhood pages like this one — driving local search traffic straight to your site. 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