Lafayette Square

E621456

Lafayette Square is a historic public square in Savannah, Georgia, known for its picturesque fountain, surrounding 19th-century architecture, and role as a key feature of the city's iconic grid of squares.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lafayette Square canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf public square
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Andrew Low House
Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist
Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home
Hamilton–Turner Inn
country United States
governingBody City of Savannah
hasFeature benches
brick walkways
central fountain
live oak trees
hasLandscapeStyle formal landscaped square
hasNearbyLandmark Calhoun Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Colonial Park Cemetery
Madison Square (Savannah, Georgia)
hasPlanting flower beds
ornamental shrubs
hasStreetOnPerimeter Abercorn Street
Charlton Street
East Harris Street
East Macon Street
hasUrbanFunction neighborhood focal point
pedestrian open space
hasViewOf Cathedral spires of St. John the Baptist
heritageStatus contributing property to a National Historic Landmark District
knownFor 19th-century architecture
historic character
picturesque fountain
role in Savannah’s urban plan of squares
locatedIn Chatham County, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
linked to: Georgia

Savannah, Georgia
linked to: Savannah

United States
namedAfter Marquis de Lafayette
partOf Savannah Historic District
Savannah’s downtown area
Savannah’s grid of historic squares
shape square
surroundedBy 19th-century residential buildings
historic townhouses
touristRegion Coastal Georgia
linked to: Southeast Georgia
usedFor community events
public recreation
tourism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Savannah Historic District contains Lafayette Square
Downtown Savannah hasNotableSquare Lafayette Square
East Taylor Street hasCitySquareAlong Lafayette Square