Jones Street is a historic street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is named for major John Jones, aide-de-camp to brigadier general Lachlan McIntosh at the 1779 siege of Savannah during the American Revolutionary War.

The street stretches just over , from West Boundary Street in the west to East Broad Street in the east. It lies near the center of the Savannah Historic District. The street name changes at Bull Street, a north–south thoroughfare, becoming East Jones Street and West Jones Street, respectively. They separate Madison Square and Monterey Square, two of Bull Street's southernmost squares.

Jones Street has been described as one of the most charming streets in America. Several of its homes were built by John Scudder, who—with his brother, Ephraim—also built Scudder's Row on Monterey Square.Savannah, Immortal City: Volume One of the Civil War Savannah Series - Barry Sheehy, Cindy Wallace, Vaughnette Goode-Walker (2011), p. 329

The street is interrupted between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Montgomery Street by an off-ramp from Interstate 16, allowing direct access to Savannah's Historic District at Montgomery Street.

In a 2016 study, Jones Street was one of several Savannah streets considered to be a "complete street" connection that "provide[d] safe, comfortable and convenient movement for pedestrians, bikes, vehicles, and alternative modes of transportation."

Jones Street passes through six wards (from west to east): Currie Town, Pulaski, Jasper, Lafayette, Troup and Bartow.

Notable buildings

Below is a selection of notable buildings on Jones Street, many constructed for Eliza Ann Jewett (1779–1856). The majority of the buildings were erected in the 1850s, although another construction spike occurred in the 1880s. From west to east:

West Jones Street Name Image Address Year NoteCrystal Beer Parlor301 West Jones Street1900 (circa)An unrestored bar, The Crystal, dating to the early 1930s, owned by William and Connie Manning, now Crystal Beer Parlor. Prior to that, in the early 1900s it was the Gerken Family Grocery Store, operated by Julius Weitz and his siblings and parentsCrystal Beer Parlor historyWilliam Humphries Sr.William Humphries House, 218218–222 West Jones Street1852Built for William Humphries Sr. John Cusack's character, John Kelso, rents number 218 at the end of the 1997 movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. (The property was valued at $1.15 million in 2016.) He also attends a party at 115 East Jones Street, five blocks to the east, in the movieSarah Krenson Duplex214–216 West Jones Street1873Built by Grimball and ChaplinElizabeth, Isaac & Jacob Cohen House212 West Jones Street1852Built for Elizabeth, Isaac and Jacob Cohen. Since they were all minors at the time, it was likely a trust investment. By 1861 the property was owned by William Brantley, city alderman from 1860 to 1861. Charles W. Brunner later owned the property. Mansard roof added in 1872Bernard Constantine Duplex211–215 West Jones Street1851Built for successful butcher Bernard ConstantineSolomon Cohen (estate of) Property208–210 West Jones Street1886Jesse Mount Row House207–209 West Jones Street1856Built for Jesse Mount for $18,000, the property was divided in 1861 and sold to J. W. Lathrop and Abraham Backer for $8,000 eachIsaac Brunner Property (2)205 West Jones Street1851Isaac Brunner Property (1) 203 West Jones Street1852Anthony Basler Row House128–132 West Jones Street1851Jesse Mount House (sometimes known as the Champion-McAlpin House)122–124 West Jones Street1852Built for Jesse Mount, a wing was added in 1857. It was owned by a Mrs. Maria McAlpin from 1859 to 1888. Maria's father, Aaron Champion, lived at the Harper Fowlkes House, at 230 Barnard Street, from 1843.History - HarperFowlkesHouse.com Improvements totaling $9,000 were made in 1861Solomon Zeigler House121 West Jones Street1856Built for Solomon ZeiglerC. D. Rogers House120 West Jones Street1871John Murchison Property114–116 West Jones Street1851Built for John MurchisonLouisa Nevitt Row House113–117 West Jones Street1851Built for Louise Nevitt (d. 1890, aged 93).Laurel Grove North interments - Interment.net After her husband John's death the year after the construction, his widow moved to 125 East Jones as "a lady of leisure"Caroline Overstreet House111 West Jones Street1855Mary Johnson House109 West Jones Street1900Algernon Hartridge Duplex; Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room since 1943105–107 West Jones Street1869A former boarding house, known as the Wilkes HouseWilliam Remshart Row House102–104106 108 110–112102–112 West Jones Street1853James Kerr House20 West Jones Street1849Built for James Ker (possibly Kerr), the third storey was added in 1878John Williams House17 West Jones Street1883Thomas Holcombe House15 West Jones Street1849Morris Sternberg House12–14 West Jones Street1891By Alfred EichbergJoseph Johnston Property11 West Jones Street1854Built for Joseph Johnston, the property was sold to Confederate officer Algernon S. Hartridge in 1860Noah B. Knapp House10 West Jones Street1857Designed by John S. NorrisEliza Thompson House5–7 West Jones Street1847Western portion added in 1889Israel K. Tefft House1 West Jones Street1849Built for Israel K. Tefft

East Jones Street Name Image Address Year NoteAlexander A. Smets House2–4 East Jones Street1853Built for Alexander Smets; designed by John S. Norris (now Savannah College of Art and Design's Morris Hall)Cornelia Millen House7 East Jones Street1851Built by John Scudder for a Miss Cornelia Millen, the building was later purchased by William Davidson, a liquor merchant and an officer with the Chatham Artillery; stoop replaced in 1908Jacob Cohen Property10–14 East Jones Street1889John Scudder Property (1)11 East Jones Street1849–1851Built by and for Scudder, the house was later sold to Charles S. Hardee for $4,500John Scudder Property (2)15 East Jones Street1849–1851Built by and for John Scudder, it was sold to William Wade in July 1860 for $5,000Joe Odom House16 East Jones Street1847Joe Odom was featured in the John Berendt non-fiction novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. A block south of Madison Square, this and 18 East Jones are two of the earliest constructions on the streetQuantock RowQuantock Row273117–31 East Jones Street1854 (circa)Built for Allen William Quantock by John Scudder from 1852 to 1854, the property was sold to Henry Meinhard in 1862 who, in turn, sold it to Gerard and Sarah TreanorEliza Ann Jewett Property18 East Jones Street1847Built around the same time as the Joe Odom House next door (number 16), the two being amongst the earliest constructions on Jones StreetEliza Ann Jewett (Estate of) Property20–22 East Jones Street1861Erected out of the estate of Eliza Jewett, built for her granddaughter in 1861John Howell House24 East Jones Street1858; balcony added in 1875Built for John B. Howell and sold to John Lama in 1862 for $5,000Savannah, Immortal City: Volume One of the Civil War Savannah Series - Barry Sheehy, Cindy Wallace, Vaughnette Goode-Walker (2011)Hunter-Charlton House101 East Jones Street1870Sarah Gazan House103 East Jones Street1891Margaret Dibble House (west half)107 East Jones Street 1853Built for Margaret Dibble and/or Bridget CareyMargaret Dibble House (east half)109 East Jones Street1853Built for Margaret Dibble and/or Bridget CareyDavid Cohen House108 East Jones Street1853Built for David Lopez Cohen (1820–1893),"David Lopez Jr.: Builder, Industrialist, and Defender of the Confederacy" - American Jewish Archives a successful ship builder from Charleston, South Carolina. He also built the Shearit Israel Synagogue at 34 Wentworth Street in Charleston.Mapping Jewish CharlestonFrom The Colonial Era To The Present Day - College of Charleston He is interred in Laurel Grove CemeteryEliza Ann Jewett Row House (Calhoun Ward)111–115Close-up of 115111–115 East Jones Street1852–1853Built for Eliza Jewett. 115 featured in the 1997 movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil as the venue for the party hosted by Joe OdomEliza Ann Jewett Row House (Lafayette Ward)112–116Close-up of 116112–120 East Jones Street1852Built for Eliza JewettEliza Ann Jewett Row House (Calhoun Ward)117–119 East Jones Street1854Built for Eliza JewettAugustus Barié Property123 East Jones Street1855Built for Augustus Barié; bay window added in 1876Mary Grimball House124 East Jones Street1850Built for Mary Grimball, wife of a planter from the Isle of Hope. Sold in 1855 to William Chaplin, who lived here until 1883Francis Waver House125 East Jones Street1856Abram Minis House204 East Jones Street1859Built for Abram Minis; designed by Stephen Decatur ButtonFrancis Ruckert Property207–211 East Jones Street1866James Snider House208 East Jones Street1856Cornices and veranda added in 1877Mary Perry Row House212–218 East Jones Street1853Thomas Holcombe Duplex213–215 East Jones Street1853Augustus Barié PropertyFull shotSign on the corner of 222 East Jones at Lincoln Street222 East Jones Street1857Built for Augustus Barié, sold to George Dillon in December 1857 for $5,500. By 1859, Dillon had sold the property to John Cunningham, who kept it until 1873James Graybill House223 East Jones Street1866John Schwarz House302–306 East Jones Street1890Eliza McCormack House308 East Jones Street1898Augustus Bonard Row House313–317 East Jones Street1868By M. WilliamsJohn Richardson Duplex316–318 East Jones Street1852Sarah Bailey Property321–323 East Jones Street1853Charles Barnwall/Sabra Ulmer Duplex401–405 East Jones Street1856Paulson & Morgan Row House407–413 East Jones Street1875J. J. Dale Duplex (Troup Ward)408–410 East Jones Street1883By William NoonanJ.J. Dale Duplex (Wesley Ward)415–417 East Jones Street1883John Asendorf Property (west)418 East Jones Street1863By William NoonanJohn Asendorf Property (east)420–424 East Jones Street1867By William NoonanFrederick Klug House427–429 East Jones Street1879James Cann Property502504502–504 East Jones Street1861Built for James F. Cann. 502 was a commercial building; 504 was residentialCharles & Joseph Fulton House503–505 East Jones Street1872Silas Fulton Property (1)507–509 East Jones Street1860Built for Silas FultonRobert Low Property (1)510 East Jones Street1870Built by Robert LowJames Bandy Property511–513 East Jones Street1861Built for James W. BandyRobert Low Property (2)512 East Jones Street1867Abraham Backer Duplex514–516 East Jones Street1867Silas Fulton Property (2)515–517 East Jones Street1860Built for Silas FultonJoseph Bandy Property (1)519–525 East Jones Street1866George Bulloch & Cyrus Campfield Property520–522 East Jones Street1867Joseph Bandy Property (2)527–529 East Jones Street1868Anna Bella Robertson Property530–534 East Jones Street1885Thomas Ford Property (1)538 East Jones Street1871Thomas Ford Property (2)540 East Jones Street1871

References

External links A walk along Jones Street, from Tattnall Street near its western end to East Broad Street at its eastern end, and back – YouTube, December 13, 2020 (4K) "Is Jones Street Really the Prettiest Street in Savannah?" – SavannahFirstTimer.com