Bull Street


Bull Street is a major street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Named for Colonel William Bull, it runs from Bay Street in the north to Derenne Avenue in the south. It is around 3.40 miles in length, not including the section interrupted by Forsyth Park. It is the center of a National Historic Landmark District.
Savannah City Hall sits opposite the northern end of Bull Street, on Bay Street.
Bull Street goes around five of Savannah's 22 squares. They are :
  • Johnson Square
  • Wright Square
  • Chippewa Square
  • Madison Square
  • Monterey Square
A memorial in the Oglethorpe Avenue median marks what is today known as the Bull Street Cemetery, with a plaque stating: "Original 1733 burial plot allotted by James Edward Oglethorpe to the Savannah Jewish Community". On November 3, 1761, George III "conveyed a certain half lot of land in Holland Tything, Percival Ward, to David Truan." This land was at the northwest corner of today's Bull Street and Oglethorpe Avenue. Several Jews were interred here before the family cemeteries were established.

Notable buildings and structures

Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Bull Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From north to south:
NameWardImageAddressDateNote
The Citizens and Southern BankDerby Ward22 Bull Street1907now Bank of America
Christ ChurchDerby Ward28 Bull Street1838/1897
Lutheran Church of the AscensionPercival Ward120 Bull Street 1879
Tomochichi Federal Building and United States CourthousePercival Ward125 Bull Street1899
Independent Presbyterian ChurchBrown Ward207 Bull Street1817/1891
The Savannah TheatreBrown Ward222 Bull Street1820
James Oglethorpe MonumentBrown WardChippewa Square1910
First Baptist ChurchBrown Ward223 Bull Street1833/1922
Masonic TempleJasper Ward341 Bull Street1912now the Gryphon Tea Room, by Freemason Hyman W. Witcover
Poetter HallJasper Ward340-344 Bull Street1893by William G. Preston
St. John's Episcopal ChurchJasper Ward325 Bull Street1853by Calvin N. Otis
Charles W. Rogers DuplexMonterey Ward423-425 Bull Street1858by John S. Norris; later the home of Lee Adler and his wife Emma
Mercer Williams HouseMonterey Ward429 Bull Street1871by John S. Norris, restored by James Arthur Williams
440 Bull StreetMonterey Ward440 Bull Street1900
Armstrong HouseMonterey Ward447 Bull Street1917now the Armstrong Kessler Mansion; formerly bought and restored by James Arthur Williams
Edmund Molyneux HouseMonterey Ward450 Bull Street1857now The Oglethorpe Club, by John S. Norris

The Gingerbread House, a popular tourist attraction in the Savannah Victorian Historic District, is at 1921 Bull Street, opposite Bull Street Library. It was built by Cord Asendorf Sr. in 1899.