# Bryan Street
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{{Short description|Prominent street in Savannah, Georgia}}
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| caption = 219–221 West Bryan Street in [Ellis Square](/source/Ellis_Square), looking west
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| namesake = Hugh, [Jonathan](/source/Jonathan_Bryan) and Joseph Bryan
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| location = [Savannah, Georgia](/source/Savannah%2C_Georgia), U.S.
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = Cul-de-sac
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = [East Broad Street](/source/East_Broad_Street_(Savannah%2C_Georgia))
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'''Bryan Street''' is a prominent street in [Savannah, Georgia](/source/Savannah%2C_Georgia), United States. Located between [Bay Street](/source/Bay_Street_(Savannah%2C_Georgia)) to the north and [Congress Street](/source/Congress_Street_(Savannah%2C_Georgia)) to the south, it runs for about {{convert|1.10|miles}} from a cul-de-sac in the west to [East Broad Street](/source/East_Broad_Street_(Savannah%2C_Georgia)) in the east. Originally known only as Bryan Street singular, its addresses are now split between "West Bryan Street" and "East Bryan Street", the transition occurring at [Bull Street](/source/Bull_Street) in the center of the downtown area. Bryan Street is named for the Bryan family (brothers Hugh, [Jonathan](/source/Jonathan_Bryan) and Joseph), of [South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina), who assisted [James Edward Oglethorpe](/source/James_Edward_Oglethorpe) in establishing the Savannah colony.[{{Cite book |last=Cope |first=Tony |title=It's Not That Lincoln |publisher=The Abercorn Press |year=2016}}] The street is entirely within [Savannah Historic District](/source/Savannah_Historic_District_(Savannah%2C_Georgia)), a [National Historic Landmark District](/source/National_Historic_Landmark_District).[James Dillon (1977) {{NHLS url|id=66000277|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: The Savannah Georgia NHL Historic District}}, National Park Service and {{NHLS url|id=66000277|title=''Accompanying 25 photos, from 1964, 1973''|photos=y}}]
Bryan Street passes through six squares on their northern side. From west to east:
*[Franklin Square](/source/Franklin_Square_(Savannah%2C_Georgia))
*[Ellis Square](/source/Ellis_Square_(Savannah%2C_Georgia))
*[Johnson Square](/source/Johnson_Square_(Savannah%2C_Georgia))
*[Reynolds Square](/source/Reynolds_Square_(Savannah%2C_Georgia))
*[Warren Square](/source/Warren_Square_(Savannah%2C_Georgia))
*[Washington Square](/source/Washington_Square_(Savannah%2C_Georgia))
==Notable buildings and structures==
{{see also|Buildings in Savannah Historic District}}
[[File:First Bryan Baptist Church, Savannah, GA, US.jpg|thumb|[First Bryan Baptist Church](/source/First_Bryan_Baptist_Church), 575 West Bryan Street]]
Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Bryan Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From west to east:[[https://www.thempc.org/docs/lit/hist/maps/supplement.pdf Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District] – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)]
;West Bryan Street
*[First Bryan Baptist Church](/source/First_Bryan_Baptist_Church), 575 West Bryan Street (1888)
*Michael Alberino Property, 420 West Bryan Street (1912)
*418 West Bryan Street (1910)
*[Abram Minis Building](/source/Abram_Minis_Building), 317 West Bryan Street (1846)
*305 West Bryan Street (1855)
*John L. Hardee Property, 22–24 West Bryan Street (1878)
;East Bryan Street
[[File:Ann Hamilton House.jpg|thumb|upright|[Ann Hamilton House](/source/Ann_Hamilton_House), 24–26 East Bryan Street]]
*Savannah Bank and Trust Co., 2 East Bryan Street (1911)
*[Ann Hamilton House](/source/Ann_Hamilton_House), 24–26 East Bryan Street (circa 1824)
*Abe's on Lincoln, [226 East Bryan Street](/source/226_East_Bryan_Street) (17 Lincoln Street) (1852)
*John Eppinger (Estate of) Property, 404 East Bryan Street (1821–1823)
*Patrick Shiels House, 410 East Bryan Street (1848)
*Dennis O'Connell House, 416 East Bryan Street (1888)
*Mary Driscoll House, 418 East Bryan Street (1898)
*Margaret Prindible Property, 508–512 East Bryan Street (1892)
*Mary Gildea House, 514 East Bryan Street (1899)
*Mary Horrigan Property, 520–522 East Bryan Street (1899)
In 1849, the [Georgia Historical Society](/source/Georgia_Historical_Society) moved into a new construction, a [Gothic Revival](/source/Gothic_Revival_architecture) building on East Bryan Street. The building was demolished in the early 20th century.[{{Cite book |last=Spracher |first=Luciana M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L45P6Q8LtjEC&q=the+pickup+congress+street+savannah |title=Lost Savannah: Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society |date=2003 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-1487-1 |pages=6 |language=en}}]
==References==
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{{Streets of Savannah}}
Category:Roads in Savannah, Georgia
Category:Streets in Georgia (U.S. state)
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