Perry Street (Savannah, Georgia)

Perry Street
	The street's namesake, Oliver Hazard Perry
Former name(s)	Wilkes Street (1801 to 1815)
Namesake	Oliver Hazard Perry
Length	0.46 mi (0.74 km)
Location	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
West end	Barnard Street (western section); Habersham Street (eastern section)
East end	East Broad Street (western section); Abercorn Street (eastern section)

Perry Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Hull Street to the north and Liberty Street to the south, it runs for about 0.46 miles (0.74 km) from Barnard Street in the west to East Broad Street in the east. It is interrupted by Colonial Park Cemetery from Abercorn Street to Habersham Street. Originally known only as Perry Street singular, its addresses are now split between "West Perry Street" and "East Perry Street", the transition occurring at Bull Street in the center of the downtown area. It is named for commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, who served in the War of 1812.^[1] The street is entirely within Savannah Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.^[2]

Perry Street passes through three squares on their southern side. From west to east:

Notable buildings and structures

Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Perry Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From west to east:^[3]

The Elliott–Cranston House stood at 23 East Perry Street between 1821 and 1935, when it was demolished. It was the home of Rev. Walter Cranston.^[4]

^ Cope, Tony (2016). It's Not That Lincoln. The Abercorn Press.
^ James Dillon (1977) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: The Savannah Georgia NHL Historic District, National Park Service and Accompanying 25 photos, from 1964, 1973
^ Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)
^ Spracher, Luciana M. (2003). Lost Savannah: Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society. Arcadia Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7385-1487-1.

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North–south running	Abercorn Street Barnard Street Bull Street Drayton Street East Broad Street Habersham Street Houston Street Jefferson Street Lincoln Street Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Montgomery Street Price Street Tattnall Street Whitaker Street
East–west running	Bay Street Broughton Street Bryan Street Charlton Street Congress Street Gaston Street Gordon Street Harris Street Hull Street Jones Street Liberty Street Oglethorpe Avenue Perry Street River Street State Street Taylor Street York Street