Lincoln Street

{{Short description|Prominent street in Savannah, Georgia}} {{Use American English|date=April 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox street | name = Lincoln Street | marker_image = | image = Photocopy of photograph from Georgia Historical Society Cordray Foltz, photographer, 1934 LINCOLN STREET AND PARK AVENUE - Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by HABS GA,26-SAV,53-247.tif | image_size = | image_alt = | image_map = | caption = Lincoln Street at Park Avenue (1934) | map_type = | map_size = | map_caption = | map_alt = | former_names = | part_of = | namesake = Benjamin Lincoln | length_mi = 2 | length_ref = | location = Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | direction_a = North | terminus_a = East Bay Street | direction_b = South | terminus_b = East Victory Drive (U.S. Route 80) | junction = | commissioning_date = | construction_start_date = | completion_date = | inauguration_date =  }} '''Lincoln Street''' is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Abercorn Street to the west and Habersham Street to the east, it runs for about {{convert|2|miles}} from East Bay Street in the north to East Victory Drive (U.S. Route 80) in the south. It is named for Benjamin Lincoln, a Revolutionary War hero.<ref name=smn>[https://www.savannahnow.com/story/entertainment/2021/09/08/savannah-georgia-bars-restaurants-abes-lincoln-napkin-sketches-historic-district-bar/5761386001/ "That’s So Savannah: Abe’s on Lincoln bar draws in patrons with its unique napkin art"] – ''Savannah Morning News'', September 8, 2021</ref> The street is one-way (northbound) south of Colonial Park Cemetery, which interrupts it between East Oglethorpe Avenue and East Perry Lane. The Lincoln Street Ramp leads down through Factors Walk to River Street and the Savannah River waterfront. Its northern section passes through the Savannah Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.<ref name="nrhpinv2">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}}</ref>

Lincoln Street runs beside eight squares. From north to south:

;To the west of: *Warren Square *Columbia Square *Troup Square *Whitefield Square

;To the east of: *Reynolds Square *Oglethorpe Square *Lafayette Square *Taylor Square

==Notable buildings and structures== {{see also|Buildings in Savannah Historic District}} thumb|upright|Joseph Gammon Property, 134 Lincoln Street

Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Lincoln Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From north to south:<ref>[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)</ref>

*9 Lincoln Street (1853). In 2022, a judge ordered the building be demolished after a structural engineer found it to be "dangerous and unsound." It was subsequently decided that the building could be remodeled, with its historic materials kept intact.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-01 |title=Savannah revises demolition policy to better protect historic buildings |url=https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/savannah/savannah-revises-demolition-policy-to-better-protect-historic-buildings/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=WSAV-TV |language=en-US}}</ref> *17 Lincoln Street (1852) *Gordon–Anderson Building ("President's Quarters Inn"), 127–131 Lincoln Street (1855) *Joseph Sognier Property (I), 133–135 Lincoln Street (1886) *Joseph Gammon Property, 134 Lincoln Street (1843) *Joseph Sognier Property (II), 139–141 Lincoln Street (1886) *John Staley Duplex, 346–348 Lincoln Street (1853) *John Schwarz Row House, 436–442 Lincoln Street (1867)

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Category:Roads in Savannah, Georgia Category:Streets in Georgia (U.S. state)