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Savannah Historic District

Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.

United States of America (Europe and North America)

Date of Submission: 05/09/1990
Criteria: (ii)(vi)
Category: Cultural
Submission prepared by:
National Park Service, U.S.Dept. of the Interior, Washington D.C. 20240
Coordinates:
Georgia
Ref.: 727

Description

Savannah Historic District, Georgia. The first settlement in the English colony of Georgia, which was founded with philanthropic intent, Savannah has retained much of James Oglethorpe's original city plan and possesses many structures of architectural merit.