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Volunteer Guards Armory

The Savannah College of Art and Design occupies the Guards Armory building which was designed by William G. Preston and built in 1893 for the Savannah Volunteer Guards, the oldest military unit in Georgia. The building, with its broad arches, intricate brickwork, towers and turrets is an outstanding example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. Decorative terra cotta and wrought ironwork add visual relief to the red brick facade.

--Sojourn in Savannah

Madison Square
1. Sorrel-Weed House
(c.1841), 6 West Harris Street. Stuccoed building with welcoming-arms stairs at entrance.
2. St. John's Episcopal Church and Parish House
3. Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
342 Bull Street. Romanesque red brick with up-ended cannon flanking the entrance, built as the Savannah Volunteer Guards Armory.
4. Eliza Jewitt House
(1843), 326 Bull Street, on Madison Square. Classical residence with bookstore on street level.
5. DeSoto Hilton Hotel
15 East Liberty Street. Modern hotel-office complex.
6. Scottish Rite Masonic Temple

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Johnson Square
Wright Square
Chippewa Square
Madison Square
Monterey Square
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