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Madison Square

Madison Square was named for the fourth United States president, James Madison. Atop the monument stands Seargent William Jasper, Revolutionary War hero, holding aloft the banner he had just recaptured for his company. Unveiled in 1888, the monument is the work of sculptor Alexander Doyle. Around the base are scenes from the gallant soldier's life. In one we see him wounded and dying, cradled in the arms of a comrade. Colonial roadways are marked by cannons on the south side of the square, including the old route to Darien, Georgia mapped out in 1733 with the help of Chief Tomochichi. Madison Square was added in 1837. General William Tecumseh Sherman was headquartered across from this square at the Green-Meldrim House in 1864.

--Visitor's Guide to 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 Parish House
(1863), 14 West Macon Street, also known as the Green-Meldrim House Museum. Medieval-styled architecture with unusual oriel windows.
3. St. John's Episcopal Church
Bull Street on Madison Square. Gothic church with connecting garden to parish house.
4. 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.
5. Eliza Jewitt House
(1843), 326 Bull Street, on Madison Square. Classical residence with bookstore on street level.
6. DeSoto Hilton Hotel
15 East Liberty Street. Modern hotel-office complex.

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