Ardsley Park-Chatham Crescent Historic District, Early 20th-century residential district in Savannah, United States
Ardsley Park–Chatham Crescent Historic District is a 400-acre residential district in Savannah, Georgia, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 with 998 contributing buildings. It was laid out in 1909–1910 as two subdivisions: Ardsley Park west of Habersham Street and Chatham Crescent east of it. Its wood-frame houses, designed by Savannah architects such as Henrik Wallin, Hyman Witcover and Cletus Bergen, follow Late Victorian, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, and American Movements styles.
The district was laid out in 1909–1910 as two subdivisions: Ardsley Park west of Habersham Street and Chatham Crescent to its east. It was first listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, covering 400 acres with 998 contributing buildings. Its houses were designed by leading early 20th-century Savannah architects, among them Henrik Wallin, Hyman Witcover, Cletus Bergen, George B. Clark, E. Lynn Drummond, Morton Levy, Olaf Otto, Percy Sudgen and Henry Urban.
The district's name comes from its two subdivisions: Ardsley Park lies west of Habersham Street and Chatham Crescent east of it. The 998 contributing buildings are largely wood-frame houses, and the roster of early 20th-century Savannah architects who designed them includes Henrik Wallin, Hyman Witcover, Cletus Bergen, George B. Clark, E. Lynn Drummond, Morton Levy, Olaf Otto, Percy Sudgen and Henry Urban.
The district runs from Victory Drive south to 54th Lane and from Bull Street east to Waters Avenue, with Habersham Street dividing Ardsley Park from Chatham Crescent. It is a residential neighborhood of private homes, so explore from the public sidewalks and streets.
The district's 998 contributing buildings were designed by leading early 20th-century Savannah architects, among them Henrik Wallin, Hyman Witcover, Cletus Bergen, George B. Clark, E. Lynn Drummond, Morton Levy, Olaf Otto, Percy Sudgen and Henry Urban. The district was first listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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