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Crawford Square (Savannah, Georgia)

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Each building below is in one of the eight blocks around the square composed of four residential "tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the
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Although Crawford is the smallest of the squares, it anchors the largest ward, as Crawford Ward includes the territory of Colonial Park Cemetery.
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While all squares were once fenced, it is the only one that remains so. Crawford Square has also retained its
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John Tucker Property, 224 Houston Street (1850) – oldest building on the square
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for licensed tour guides in the City of Savannah, accessed June 16, 2007.
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lived in the square prior to her rise to fame after her appearance in
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548–550 East McDonough Street (1870) – the Present Hotel (as of 2022)
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The square contains playground facilities, a basketball court, and a
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and East McDonough Street, and was laid out in 1841. It is south of
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Crawford Square is named in honor of Secretary of the Treasury
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magazine, May–June 2007, pp 10–11, accessed June 16, 2007.
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James Roberts Row House, 517–523 East Perry Street (1871)
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The square is named for William H. Crawford (1772–1834),
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Price Street
William Harris Crawford
Savannah, Georgia
32Β°04β€²27β€³N 81Β°05β€²12β€³W / 32.0742Β°N 81.0868Β°W / 32.0742; -81.0868
Houston Street
22 squares of Savannah, Georgia
Houston Street
Greene Square
Colonial Park Cemetery
Savannah Historic District
William Harris Crawford
U.S. presidency
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Jim Crow
gazebo
cistern
The Lady Chablis
John Berendt
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
William H. Crawford

United States Senator
Buildings in Savannah Historic District
Oglethorpe Plan
216–222 Houston Street
John Tucker Property, 224 Houston Street
548–550 East McDonough Street
505–507 East McDonough Street

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