Broughton Street is a prominent street in

Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ...

, United States. Located between Congress Street to the north and State Street to the south, it runs for about from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the west to

East Broad Street East Broad Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located to the east of Price Street, at the eastern edge of Savannah's downtown, it runs for about from East Bay Street in the north to East Victory Drive (U.S. Ro ...

in the east. Originally known only as Broughton Street singular, its addresses are now split between "West Broughton Street" and "East Broughton Street", the transition occurring at

Bull Street Bull Street is a major street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Named for Colonel William Bull (governor), William Bull (1683–1755), it runs from Bay Street (Savannah, Georgia), Bay Street in the north to Derenne Avenue (part of Georgia S ...

in the center of the downtown area. Broughton Street is named for Thomas Broughton, lieutenant-governor of

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. The street is entirely within

Savannah Historic District Savannah Historic District may refer to: *Savannah Historic District (Savannah, Georgia), a National Historic Landmark district in Georgia * Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities, Savannah, Georgia, a historic district ...

, a

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.James Dillon (1977) , National Park Service and Broughton Street runs between eleven squares. From west to east: ;To the south of * Franklin Square *

Ellis Square Ellis Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the northernmost row of the city's five rows of squares, on Barnard Street and West St. Julian Street, and was one of the first four squares laid out. ...

* Johnson Square * Reynolds Square * Warren Square * Washington Square ;To the north of * Telfair Square *

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* Oglethorpe Square *

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* Greene Square

Notable buildings and structures

Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Broughton Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From west to east: ;West Broughton Street *Margaret Downs Property, 420 West Broughton Street (1904) *Charles Ochler Property, 416–418 West Broughton Street (1872) *Simon Byck Property, 408 West Broughton Street (1869) *Edward & Robert Lovell Building, 318–320 West Broughton Street (1891) *311 West Broughton Street (1916) *301–303 West Broughton Street (1851) *Levy & Golden Building, 220–222 West Broughton Street (1905) *David Morrison Building, 212–218 West Broughton Street (1905) *205–207 West Broughton Street (1889) *Willenski & Silver Building, 202–206 West Broughton Street (1903) *201 West Broughton Street (1900) *Hogan & Douglas Building, 123–125 West Broughton Street (1889) *121 West Broughton Street (1889) *Kress Building, 120–122 West Broughton Street (1875) *110 West Broughton Street (1875) *Edward Lovell Building, 109–115 West Broughton Street (c. 1875 for 109–113; 1890 for 115) *

Alexander Smets Alexander Augustus Smets (October 12, 1795 – May 9, 1862) was a French-born co-founder of the Georgia Historical Society in Savannah, Georgia, United States. A banker and philanthropist, he was also a large landowner in Georgia (U.S. state), Ge ...

Range, 102–108 West Broughton Street (1847–1853) *Jacob Waldburg Building, 101–105 West Broughton Street (1866) *John Lyons Building, 30–36 West Broughton Street (1878) *11–15 West Broughton Street (1867) ;East Broughton Street 322-324 East Broughton Street

* The Marshall House, 123 East Broughton Street (1852) *Avon Theatre, 125 East Broughton Street (1946) *202–208 East Broughton Street (1917) *

Leopold's Ice Cream Leopold's Ice Cream is an ice-cream parlor located in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1919 by two Greek-immigrant brothers,John Berrien House, 322–324 East Broughton Street (1790-1797) *Robert Kennedy Property, 323 East Broughton Street (1890) *Humphrey Gwathney House, 401 East Broughton Street (1823) *John Deubell House, 410–416 East Broughton Street (1809 or before) *Patrick Shiels Property, 417–421 East Broughton Street (1843) *William Lake Building, 418 East Broughton Street (1871) *John Entelman Property, 420–422 East Broughton Street (1898) *Frank Walsh House, 506 East Broughton Street (1887) *Daniel O'Connor Row House, 507–511 East Broughton Street (1883) *Bridget McAuliffe House, 508 East Broughton Street (1989) *530 East Broughton Street (1884) *Mary Spear House, 532 East Broughton Street (c. 1820) * Abrahams Home, 548 East Broughton Street (1858; designed by

John S. Norris John S. Norris (1804 – July 25, 1876) was an American architect. He was born and raised in New York City, where he began his career as a mason. He advanced to being a builder and eventually listed himself in the telephone directory as an archi ...

) * Phoenix Iron Works/Kehoe Iron Foundry, 656 East Broughton Street (1873)

References

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