Whitaker Street

Whitaker Street
	Looking north along Whitaker Street from the edge of Forsyth Park
Namesake	Benjamin Whitaker
Length	2.07 mi (3.33 km)
Location	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
North end	West Bay Street
South end	West Victory Drive (U.S. Route 80)

Whitaker Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States.^[1] Located between Barnard Street to the west and Bull Street to the east, it runs for about 2.07 miles (3.33 km) from West Bay Street in the north to West Victory Drive (U.S. Route 80) in the south. Its directional flow is one-way (southbound).^[2] The street is named for Benjamin Whitaker, surveyor general of the Province of South Carolina.^[3]

Whitaker Street runs beside ten squares. From north to south:

It also forms the western boundary of Forsyth Park.

Panoramic view of Forsyth Park from Whitaker Street, on the park's western side

Notable buildings and structures[edit]

Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Whitaker Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From north to south:^[5]

^ "5 Places to Visit on Whitaker Street". Savannah, GA | Savannah.com. July 29, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
^ "One-way street changes in the works for downtown Savannah?". May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
^ Cope, Tony (2016). It's Not That Lincoln. The Abercorn Press.
^ James Dillon (1977) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: The Savannah Georgia NHL Historic District, National Park Service and Accompanying 25 photos, from 1964, 1973
^ Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)

v t e Major streets of downtown Savannah, Georgia
North–south running	Abercorn Street Barnard Street Bull Street Drayton Street East Broad Street Habersham Street Houston Street Jefferson Street Lincoln Street Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Montgomery Street Price Street Tattnall Street Whitaker Street
East–west running	Bay Street Broughton Street Bryan Street Charlton Street Congress Street Gaston Street Gordon Street Harris Street Hull Street Jones Street Liberty Street Oglethorpe Avenue Perry Street River Street State Street Taylor Street York Street