&sq=&lang=&file=File:Spencer-Woodbridge_House,_22_Habersham_Street,_Savannah,_Chatham_County,_Georgia.jpg) The Spencer–Woodbridge House (1790) stands at 22 Habersham Street | |
| Namesake | Joseph Warren |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | City of Savannah |
| Location | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 32°04′43″N 81°05′14″W / 32.0787°N 81.0872°W |
| North | Habersham Street |
| East | East St. Julian Street |
| South | Habersham Street |
| West | East St. Julian Street |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1791 |
Warren Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the northernmost row of the city's five rows of squares, on Habersham Street and East St. Julian Street. It is east of Reynolds Square, west of Washington Square and north of Columbia Square. The oldest building on the square is the Spencer–Woodbridge House, at 22 Habersham Street, which dates to 1790.[1] The Lincoln Street Parking Garage occupies the entire western side of the square.
The square was laid out in 1791 and is named for General Joseph Warren, a Revolutionary War hero killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill and who had served as president of the Provincial Government of Massachusetts.[2][3][4] British gunpowder seized by Savannahians had been sent to aid the Americans at Bunker Hill. The "sister city" relationship between Savannah and Boston survived even the Civil War, and Bostonians sent shiploads of provisions to Savannah shortly after the city surrendered to General Sherman in 1864.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
mpc13was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Tour Guide Manual for licensed tour guides in the City of Savannah, accessed June 16, 2007.
- ^ The Savannah Experience, Historic Savannah Squares, accessed June 16, 2007
- ^ SavannahBest.com's "Squares of Savannah", accessed June 16, 2007
- ^ Chan Sieg (1984). The squares: an introduction to Savannah. Virginia Beach: Donning.