Telfair Square, Savannah

Name: Telfair Square
Address: Savannah, United States

#56 among attractions in Savannah

Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture

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The Telfair Academy is a historic mansion at 121 Barnard Street in Savannah, Georgia. It was designed by William Jay and built in 1818, and is one of a small number of Jay's surviving works. It is one of three sites owned by Telfair Museums. Originally a family townhouse belonging to the Telfair family, it became a free art museum in 1886, and thus one of the first 10 art museums in America, and the oldest public art museum in the South. Its first director, elected in 1883, was artist Carl Ludwig Brandt, who spent winters in Savannah. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. ()

Built: 1818 (207 years ago)Coordinates: 32°4'43"N, 81°5'41"W

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Downtown Savannah (North Historic District)Savannah United States

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Telfair Square – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Savannah Civic Center, Christ Church, Johnson Square, Oglethorpe Square.

~970 ftSW
Convention center, Entertainment, Sport venue
Savannah Civic Center, Savannah
5 min walk • The Savannah Civic Center is a multi-purpose facility located in Savannah, Georgia, in Savannah Historic District. Built-in 1974, the facility consists of an arena, theatre, ballroom, and exhibit halls.
~1230 ftE
Church
Christ Church, Savannah
6 min walk • Christ Church is an Episcopal church at 28 Bull Street, Johnson Square, in Savannah, Georgia. Founded in 1733, it was the first church established in the Province of Georgia and one of the first parishes within the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, earning it the nickname "the Mother Church of Georgia".
~1110 ftNE
Park
Johnson Square, Savannah
6 min walk • Johnson Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in the first row of the city's five rows of squares, it was the first of the squares to be laid out, in 1733, and remains the largest of the 22. It is east of Ellis Square, west of Reynolds Square and north of Wright Square.
~1440 ftE
Park
Oglethorpe Square, Savannah
7 min walk • Oglethorpe Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the second row of the city's five rows of squares, on Abercorn Street and East President Street, and was laid out in 1742. It is south of Reynolds Square, west of Columbia Square, north of Colonial Park Cemetery and east of Wright Square.
~800 ftS
Park
Orleans Square, Savannah
4 min walk • Orleans Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the third row of the city's five rows of squares, on Barnard Street and West McDonough Street, and was laid out in 1815, shortly after the event it commemorates: General Andrew...
~1000 ftNW
Park
Franklin Square, Savannah
5 min walk • Franklin Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the first row of the city's five rows of squares, at Montgomery Street and West St. Julian Street. It is west of Ellis Square in the northwestern corner of the city's grid of squares.
~940 ftE
Church
Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Savannah
5 min walk • The Lutheran Church of the Ascension is a historic Lutheran church in Savannah, Georgia, located in the Savannah Historic District. The congregation was founded by Johann Martin Boltzius in 1741, with the current building constructed in 1843.
~800 ftN
Park, Tourist information
Ellis Square, Savannah
4 min walk • Ellis Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the first 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. Today, it marks the western end of City Market.
~1180 ftNW
Church, Sacred and religious sites
First African Baptist Church, Savannah
6 min walk • First African Baptist Church, located in Savannah, Georgia, claims to be derived from the first black Baptist congregation in North America. While it was not officially organized until 1788, it grew from members who founded a congregation in 1773.
~730 ftE
Park, Cafe
Wright Square, Savannah
4 min walk • Wright Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the second row of the city's five rows of squares, on Bull Street and President Street, and was laid out in 1733 as one of the first four squares.
~260 ftNW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Telfair Museums, Savannah
2 min walk • Telfair Museums, in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, was the first public art museum in the Southern United States.

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Which popular attractions are close to Telfair Square?

Nearby attractions include Jepson Center for the Arts, Savannah (1 min walk), Telfair Museums, Savannah (2 min walk), Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Court House, Savannah (3 min walk), Kobo Gallery, Savannah (3 min walk).

How to get to Telfair Square by public transport?

The nearest stations to Telfair Square:

Bus

G • Lines: 17 (8 min walk)
F • Lines: 29 (8 min walk)

Tram

Stop • Lines: Rssc (10 min walk)