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Wright Square: Lutheran Church of the Ascension

Salzburgers, led by Pastor John Martin Boltzius, gathered for the first time on Georgia soil in 1734, and so this parish was born. Although Pastor Boltzius and Oglethorpe sometimes disagreed, they believed that slavery should be banned in Georgia. be sure to see Ascension's namesake stained glass window. This building was completed in 1879 with George B. Clarke as architect. Bull Street on Wright Square.

--Visitor's Guide to Savannah

Wright Square
1. United States Post Office
(1898) 127 Bull Street. Massive Georgia marble and granite building with intricate friezes under eaves.
2. Juliette Gordon Low Girl Scout National Center
(Wayne-Gordon House Museum, c.1818). An imposing Regency mansion in shades of brown; birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low.
3. Old Chatham County Courthouse
(1889) 124 Bull Street. Romanesque yellow brick and terra cotta on granite base.
4. Lutheran Church of the Ascension
(1879) Bull Street on Wright Square. Soaring French Gothic spires; founded by the Lutherans from Salzburg, Austria.

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Franklin Square
Johnson Square
Reynolds Square
Warren Square
Washington Square
Greene Square
Columbia Square
Oglethorpe Square
Wright Square
Telfair Square
Orleans Square
Chippewa Square
Colonial Park Cemetary
Troup Square
Lafayette Square
Madison Square
Pulaski Square
Monterey Square
Calhoun Square
Whitefield Square

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