Savannah street grid
E819011
The Savannah street grid is the historic urban layout of Savannah, Georgia, renowned for its orderly pattern of streets and public squares designed by General James Oglethorpe in the 18th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Savannah street grid canonical | 2 |
| Savannah squares plan | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city layout
ⓘ
historic city plan ⓘ street grid ⓘ urban planning concept ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Savannah downtown area ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Savannah Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 32.0809°N 81.0912°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource | urban planning literature ⓘ |
| describedIn | Savannah Historic District documentation ⓘ |
| designer | James Oglethorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Oglethorpe Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
central public spaces
ⓘ
integration of public squares ⓘ mixed-use blocks ⓘ modular ward system ⓘ orthogonal street pattern ⓘ repetitive urban modules ⓘ tree-lined streets ⓘ walkable scale ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
contemporary New Urbanism discourse
ⓘ
public space design in Savannah ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bay Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Broughton Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Bull Street axis NERFINISHED ⓘ Oglethorpe ward NERFINISHED ⓘ Savannah square ⓘ commercial blocks ⓘ historic residential blocks ⓘ trust lots ⓘ tything lots ⓘ |
| hasUse |
heritage conservation
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ urban design education ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark District (via Savannah Historic District)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places district (via Savannah Historic District) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1733 ⓘ |
| influenced | later American town planning ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Enlightenment planning ideals ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
orderly pattern of streets and squares
ⓘ
repetitive ward-based layout ⓘ |
| partOf | Savannah city plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningAuthority | Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | founding of Savannah in 1733 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| topLevelDomain | .us ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Congress Street (Savannah, Georgia)
this entity surface form:
Savannah squares plan