Taylor Square (Savannah, Georgia)

Taylor Square

Calhoun Square (formerly)
A live oak in the southwestern corner of the square, looking east
Namesake	John C. Calhoun (1851–2022) Susie King Taylor (2023–present)
Maintained by	City of Savannah
Location	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Coordinates	32°04′15″N 81°05′33″W / 32.0707°N 81.0925°W / 32.0707; -81.0925
North	Abercorn Street
East	East Wayne Street
South	Abercorn Street
West	East Wayne Street
Construction
Completion	1851 (173 years ago) (1851)

Taylor Square, formerly known as Calhoun Square, is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. Laid out in 1851 south of Lafayette Square, west of Whitefield Square, and east of Monterey Square, it is named in honor of the first American Civil War black nurse, educator and memoirist, Susie King Taylor.^[1]

The oldest buildings on the square, the Adam Short Property and the Alexander Bennett House (both on East Taylor Street), date to 1853.^[2] The square is sometimes informally called Massie Square due to the presence of Massie Common School House, which was built in 1855 and lies just outside.^[3] The Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church, founded in 1868, is located directly across the street from the square's western side.