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Abercorn Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States.Located between Drayton Street to the west and Lincoln Street to the east, it runs for about 7.8 miles (12.6 km) from East Bay Street in the north to Harry S. Truman Parkway (State Route 204) in the south.
Lucas's first theater was opened in Savannah in 1907; he later owned several dozen theaters throughout Georgia, including the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. [2] The Lucas Theatre was designed by architect Claude K. Howell in the Spanish Baroque style [ 3 ] and opened to the public on December 26, 1921. [ 2 ]
The oldest building on the square is the Owens–Thomas House, at 124 Abercorn Street, which dates 1819. [ 1 ] Upper New Square, as it was originally known, was laid out in 1742 and was later renamed in honor of Georgia founder General James Oglethorpe , although his statue is located in Chippewa Square , to the southwest.
The Juliette Gordon Low Historic District consists of three buildings in Savannah, Georgia, which are associated with the origins of the Girl Scouts of the USA.They are the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, at 10 East Oglethorpe Avenue, [3] the Andrew Low House, at 329 Abercorn Street, [4] and the Andrew Low Carriage House (also known as the First Girl Scout Headquarters), at 330 Drayton Street.
24 Drayton Street (1924) Southwestern trust/civic block. Planters Inn, 29 Abercorn Street (1913) [1] Oliver Sturges House, 27 Abercorn Street (1813) Southwestern residential/tything block. 31–39 Abercorn Street (1920) [1] (The Hunter–Mackay House, 125 East Congress Street [10] – demolished around 1939; a parking garage now occupies the ...
The Harry S. Truman Parkway is a north–south freeway through the Savannah metropolitan area between Georgia State Route 204 (SR 204; Abercorn Street) and President Street. Originally dubbed the Casey Canal Parkway , due to the parallel waterway, the project was renamed after former President Harry S. Truman in the early 1970s after his death ...
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In 1927, the church moved to its current location, a church building purchased from Bull Street Baptist Church located on Abercorn Street in the Savannah Victorian Historic District. [1] This building had been constructed in 1887 and partially rebuilt following damage from the 1896 Cedar Keys hurricane . [ 3 ]