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Chippewa Square: First Baptist Church

Chartered in 1800, the present church building on Chippewa Square was completed in 1833. The church was one of a very few Southern coastal churches that did not close during the Civil War. The pastor preached one Sunday to a congregation made up largely of Confederate soldiers, and the next Sunday preached to one largely of Union soldiers, Savannah having surrendered during the week.

Chippewa Square
1. Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools Administrative Offices
208 Bull Street (Formerly Chatham Academy and Savannah High School.)
2. Independent Presbyterian Church
Corner of Bull and oglethorpe. A soaring steeple with clocks on all four sides, topped by a gleaming brass weathervane.
3. First Baptist Church
Bull Street on Chippewa Square, (1833). Church in Greek temple design with six massive columns.
4. Savannah Theater
222 Bull Street. Live theater in an art deco building on the country's oldest theater site in continuous operation; a Greek Revival building by William Jay once stood here.

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