Why it matters
Lafayette Square is named for the Marquis de Lafayette, the French general who visited Savannah in 1825 on his famous American tour. The square is framed on its south side by the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, which gives the space a sacred anchor unlike any other square in the city.
The square also fronts the Andrew Low House, now a museum, which was home to Juliette Gordon Low before she founded the Girl Scouts of America. The concentration of significant buildings around Lafayette Square — cathedral, historic house museums, antebellum townhouses — makes it one of the richest single squares in the historic district.
Not all of Savannah's squares are equal. Lafayette asks for more time.