Thomas Square Streetcar Historic District

This neighborhood south of Savannah's Victorian district grew as a streetcar suburb after the city extended its limits to 42nd Street in 1883 and the streetcar lines were electrified in 1888. Its streets follow a grid and include tree-lined blocks, landscaped medians, brick-paved sections and Thomas Square park. The district contains 1,114 contributing resources, mainly single- and multiple-family houses in styles such as Queen Anne, Folk Victorian, Italianate and Craftsman, along with corner stores, former rail buildings, churches, schools and a Carnegie-funded library. Its oldest building is the Drouillard-Maupas House, built about 1799. The Georgia Infirmary, rebuilt in 1871, links the area to African-American history. Residential construction peaked between 1890 and 1920. The nomination argues statewide significance in architecture, planning, commerce, transportation, landscape architecture and African-American heritage, covering the years from about 1799 to 1947, though it warns that historic buildings are being lost.