Oglethorpe Plan

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The Oglethorpe Plan is the original 18th-century urban design for Savannah, Georgia, characterized by its distinctive grid layout of wards centered around public squares.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city plan
historic town plan
urban planning concept
appliesTo Savannah, Georgia
linked to: Savannah

downtown Savannah
linked to: Downtown Savannah
appliesToJurisdiction Colony of Georgia
architecturalStyle Georgian urban planning
country United States
describedBySource Savannah city planning documents
historic maps of Savannah
designedBy James Oglethorpe
hasEffect distributed public open space
mixed-use neighborhood structure
walkable urban form
hasPart civic lots
east–west streets
north–south streets
public square
residential lots
trust lot
tything lot
ward
hasQuality high degree of regularity
human-scale blocks
modularity
heritageStatus basis for National Historic Landmark designation of Savannah Historic District
inception 1733
influenced later American town planning
influencedBy Renaissance grid planning
military camp layouts
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Georgia (U.S. state)
linked to: Georgia
mainSubject Savannah Historic District
namedAfter James Oglethorpe
notableFeature central green squares
integration of civic and military functions
perimeter streets around squares
repetitive ward pattern
small residential blocks
partOf founding of Savannah
purpose defensive town layout
equitable land distribution
social order and civic cohesion
significantPlace Savannah Historic District
timePeriod 18th century
uses central public squares
modular ward system
orthogonal street grid

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Johnson Square, Savannah, Georgia partOf Oglethorpe Plan
Bull Street formsPartOf Savannah’s Oglethorpe Plan
linked to: Oglethorpe Plan
Chippewa Square hasStreetLayout Oglethorpe Plan
Reynolds Square isPartOfUrbanPlan Oglethorpe Plan of Savannah
linked to: Oglethorpe Plan