Savannah Victorian Historic District (Boundary Increase)

This boundary increase enlarges the Savannah Victorian Historic District to match Savannah's 1870 city limits, adding blocks on the east and west sides. The area follows a rigid gridiron of streets and alleys with long, narrow lots, laid out after Oglethorpe's original city plan was set aside. Most buildings are two-story wood-frame houses from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ranging from large residences to small shotgun cottages, with a few commercial buildings, a park and a library. Wood construction reflects the area's location outside the city fire limits. Most houses drew on pattern books and were built by contractors, though some, such as the 1916 Edwardian house at 525 East Henry Street by Percy Sugden, were high style. The eastern blocks were home to black professional and working-class families, and the 1913-1914 Carnegie Library served the black community. Dixon Park dates from 1906. Modern commercial intrusions along West Broad Street are included to complete the 1870 boundary.