Congress Street (Savannah, Georgia)

Congress Street
	Congress Street (the cross street in this photograph) passing through Ellis Square, viewed from Barnard Street
Former name(s)	Queen Street; Eveleigh Street
Length	0.76 mi (1.22 km)
Location	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
West end	Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
East end	East Broad Street

Congress Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Bryan Street to the north and Broughton Street to the south, it runs for about 0.76 miles (1.22 km) from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the west, through the city's City Market,[1] to East Broad Street in the east. Originally known only as Congress Street singular, its addresses are now split between "West Congress Street" and "East Congress Street", the transition occurring at Bull Street in the center of the downtown area. The street is entirely within Savannah Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.[2]

Congress Street passes through six squares on their southern side. From west to east:

Notable buildings and structures

Mohr Brothers Store, 125 West Congress Street

Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Congress Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From west to east:[3]

James Brannen Building, 419–423 West Congress Street (1875)
409 West Congress Street (1872)
Augustus Walter Building (I), 405 West Congress Street (1870)
Augustus Walter Building (II), 401–403 West Congress Street (1867)
Germania Fire Company, 315 West Congress Street (1871)
Charles Meitzler Building, 307 West Congress Street (1875)
Robert McIntire Building, 222–228 West Congress Street (1890)
Frederick Herb (Estate of) Building, 209 West Congress Street (1855)
Joseph Bernstein Building, 201–207 West Congress Street (1913)
Lillenthal and Kohn Store, 127 West Congress Street (1873)
Mohr Brothers Store, 125 West Congress Street (1881) – built for Amson and Lazarus Mohr
Lovell and Lattimore Store, 121–123 West Congress Street (1859)
103 West Congress Street (1875)
Thomas Gibbons Range, 102–116 West Congress Street (1820)

John Ballon Property, 417 East Congress Street

"Where to Go in the Congress Area". Savannah, GA | Savannah.com. July 24, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
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
Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)

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Major streets of downtown Savannah, Georgia
North–south running	Abercorn Street Barnard Street Bull Street Drayton Street East Broad Street Habersham Street Houston Street Jefferson Street Lincoln Street Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Montgomery Street Price Street Tattnall Street Whitaker Street
East–west running	Bay Street Broughton Street Bryan Street Charlton Street Congress Street Gaston Street Gordon Street Harris Street Hull Street Jones Street Liberty Street Oglethorpe Avenue Perry Street River Street State Street Taylor Street York Street