Pulaski Square (Savannah, Georgia)

Pulaski Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the fourth row of the city's five rows of squares, on Barnard Street and West Macon Street, and was laid out in 1837. It is south of Orleans Square, west of Madison Square and north of Chatham Square. It is known for its live oaks. The oldest buildings on the square are the Theodosius Bartow House (126 West Harris Street) and the Bernard Constantine House (218 West Harris Street), which date to 1839.[1]

Pulaski Square
The square in 2017
NamesakeCasimir Pulaski
Maintained byCity of Savannah
LocationSavannah, Georgia, U.S.
Coordinates32.0741°N 81.0962°W / 32.0741; -81.0962
NorthBarnard Street
EastWest Macon Street
SouthBarnard Street
WestWest Macon Street
Construction
Completion1837 (1837)

The square is named for General Casimir Pulaski, a Polish-born Revolutionary War hero who died of wounds received in the siege of Savannah (1779).[2] It is one of the few squares without a monument; General Pulaski's statue (and, likely, his remains) is in nearby Monterey Square.[3]

Prior to the birth of the historical preservation movement and the restoration of much of Savannah's downtown, Pulaski Square sheltered a sizeable homeless population and was one of several squares that had been paved to allow traffic to drive straight through its center.[4]

The square is one of the few to have a parking lot occupy one of its blocks (in this case the northeastern trust lot).

Dedication
Namesake Image Note
Casimir Pulaski The square is named for Polish nobleman General Casimir Pulaski (1745–1779). His monument stands in Monterey Square.

Constituent buildings
See also: Buildings in Savannah Historic District

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 Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known.

Northwestern residential/tything lot
  • Georgia LaRoche Duplex, 208 West Harris Street (1855)[1]
  • Georgia LaRoche Duplex, 210 West Harris Street (1848)[1]
  • Isaac LaRoche Duplex, 212–214 West Harris Street (1868)[1]
  • Bernard Constantine House, 218 West Harris Street (1839)[1] – joint-oldest building on the square
Northwestern civic/trust lot
  • Bernard Constantine Property (1), 321 Barnard Street (1845)[1][5]
Southwestern civic/trust lot
  • 331 Barnard Street (1844)[1]
Southwestern residential/tything lot
  • Celia Solomons Duplex, 201–203 West Charlton Street (1854–1856)[1]
  • Moses Cohen House, 215 West Charlton Street (1846)[1]
Northeastern residential/tything lot
  • Theodosius Bartow House, 126 West Harris Street (1839)[1] – third storey added later; joint-oldest building on the square
  • John Gammel Duplex, 118–120 West Harris Street (1884)[1]
  • David Turner Property, 116 West Harris Street (1846)[1]
  • The Battersby Tenements, 108–110 West Harris Street (1871)[1]
  • 106 West Harris Street (1847)[1]
Southeastern civic/trust lot
  • JEA Building, 328 Barnard Street (1914)[1] – also known as Pulaski House
Southeastern residential/tything lot
  • William Adams House, 123 West Charlton Street (1843)[1] – third storey added later
  • George Walker House, 117 West Charlton Street (1904)[1]
  • Hill Gordy House, 111 West Charlton Street (1864–1865)[1] – street façade blocked up in 1965
  • 109 West Charlton Street (1915)[1]
  • JEA Building, 328 Barnard Street
    JEA Building, 328 Barnard Street
  • Bernard Constantine House, 218 West Harris Street
    Bernard Constantine House, 218 West Harris Street
  • Isaac LaRoche Duplex, 212-214 West Harris Street
    Isaac LaRoche Duplex, 212-214 West Harris Street
  • Georgia LaRoche Duplex (western portion), 210 West Harris Street
    Georgia LaRoche Duplex (western portion), 210 West Harris Street
  • Georgia LaRoche Duplex (eastern portion), 208 West Harris Street
    Georgia LaRoche Duplex (eastern portion), 208 West Harris Street
  • Georgia LaRoche Duplex, 208–210 West Harris Street
    Georgia LaRoche Duplex, 208–210 West Harris Street
  • Theodosius Bartow House, 126 West Harris Street
    Theodosius Bartow House, 126 West Harris Street
  • John Gammel Duplex, 118–120 West Harris Street
    John Gammel Duplex, 118–120 West Harris Street
  • David Turner Property, 116 West Harris Street
    David Turner Property, 116 West Harris Street
  • The Battersby Tenements, 108–110 West Harris Street
    The Battersby Tenements, 108–110 West Harris Street
  • 106 West Harris Street
    106 West Harris Street
  • 109 West Charlton Street
    109 West Charlton Street
  • Hill Gordy House, 111 West Charlton Street
    Hill Gordy House, 111 West Charlton Street
  • George Walker House, 117 West Charlton Street
    George Walker House, 117 West Charlton Street
  • William Adams House, 123 West Charlton Street
    William Adams House, 123 West Charlton Street
  • Celia Solomons Duplex, 201–203 West Charlton Street
    Celia Solomons Duplex, 201–203 West Charlton Street
  • Moses Cohen House, 215 West Charlton Street, built by John Sturdevant
    Moses Cohen House, 215 West Charlton Street, built by John Sturdevant
  • Bernard Constantine Property (1), 321 Barnard Street
    Bernard Constantine Property (1), 321 Barnard Street

References
  1. Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 46
  2. SavannahBest.com's ‘’Squares of Savannah’‘, accessed June 16, 2007
  3. Savannah Scene magazine, May–June 2007, pp 10–11, accessed June 16, 2007.
  4. Chan Sieg (1984). The squares: an introduction to Savannah. Virginia Beach: Donning.
  5. IV, Mills B. Lane (1975-09-28). "Preserving tradition". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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