Reynolds Square Things To Do

Lucas Theatre for the Arts

This historic movie theater, built by Arthur Lucas in 1921, has been recently restored and opened as a venue for film, concerts and other performances. See details of upcoming shows

Trustees Theater

Close by is another of Savannah’s historic performance spaces. The Trustees Theater, currently operated by the Savannah College of Art and Design, had one of the largest movie screens in the South when it was built in 1946. Today it shows classic cinema, and musical and other performances. Upcoming shows

Wesley Monument

The Wesley Monument commemorates the life and work of John Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism. Wesley came to Savannah from his native England in the 1730s, at Oglethorpe’s request, and built his parsonage on the corner of Reynolds Square. Georgia Methodists erected Wesley’s monument in 1969.

→ More about John Wesley and his monument

Olde Pink House

The Olde Pink House, one of Savannah’s few surviving 18th century buildings, was constructed for James Habersham in 1789. Initially the house was used as a residence, but by the early 19th century it had been transformed into a banking establishment, first occupied by the Planters’ Bank and later the First State Bank of Georgia.

By the 1930s, the Habersham House was at risk of demolition. Savannah preservationist and one of its pioneer restorers, Alida Harper, saved the house by converting it into a tea room. Today it is a popular restaurant, and one of the many locations in Savannah that enthusiasts of the paranormal consider to be haunted.

Oliver Sturges House

The Oliver Sturges House is significant not only for its age and architecture, but as the place from which the historic voyage of the SS Savannah was planned, the first ship to cross the Atlantic under partial steam power.

The Sturges House was built as a pair with the Burroughs House (since destroyed – the lot is now occupied by the Planters Inn) in 1813. These houses themselves replaced the parsonage in which Savannah’s early religious leaders, John Wesley and George Whitefield, had lived soon after the settlement of the city.

Visitor Info

Where To Park Near Reynolds Square

On-street parking is available on and around Reynolds Square, but it is frequently difficult to find a space, especially on weekdays and in the evenings.

Most street parking spaces nearby charge $2 per hour. The nearest free parking (if available) is on Price Street, a few blocks east of Reynolds Square.

There are several parking garages nearby, both city-owned and private. In the evenings and on weekends it will usually be possible to find a space in the city’s Bryan Street Parking Garage, along the northern edge of Reynolds Square.

During working hours on weekdays, however, this garage can get full, as can the nearest city-owned alternative, the State Street Parking Garage on the north side of Oglethorpe Square, and the nearest private garage, located on the west side of Warren Square.

The nearest city-owned garage likely to have weekday daytime spaces is the (more expensive) city-owned Whitaker Street Garage near Ellis Square, several blocks west of Reynolds Square. Otherwise, you might find space in the private lot southwest of Warren Square, or on-street if you go a few blocks further out, south of Congress Street and east of Lincoln.

→ More information about parking in Savannah

More Savannah Squares

– Calhoun Square
– Chatham Square
– Chippewa Square
– Columbia Square
– Crawford Square
– Ellis Square
– Franklin Square
– Greene Square
– Johnson Square
– Lafayette Square
– Liberty and Elbert Squares
– Madison Square
– Monterey Square
– Oglethorpe Square
– Orleans Square
– Pulaski Square
– Telfair Square
– Troup Square
– Warren Square
– Washington Square
– Whitefield Square
– Wright Square