A whole house on a residential block
Ola's Oasis is a 1900 Victorian in the district, rented whole to one party at a time, with free street parking and Dixon Park across the street.
Updated November 9, 2026
Savannah's Victorian District
Photo: The Gingerbread House on Bull Street by Photoartel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
In short
The Savannah Victorian Historic District is a mostly residential neighborhood south of downtown Savannah, developed mainly between 1870 and 1910 as the city's first streetcar suburb. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1974, and Ola's Oasis, built in 1900, is on its eastern side across from Dixon Park.
Layout and architecture
Savannah's famous downtown follows James Oglethorpe's 1733 plan of wards built around public squares. The Victorian District, developed later as streetcar lines pushed the city south, uses a modified grid instead. Most of its houses are Late Victorian and Queen Anne, and it is still mainly residential.
A short timeline
| 1826 to 1835 | Part of the area held Cantonment Oglethorpe, a U.S. Army artillery post. Some of that ground is now Forsyth Park. |
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| 1870 to 1910 | Most of the district's houses are built as Savannah's first streetcar suburb grows. |
| 1887 | Asbury United Methodist Church is built. |
| 1900 | The house that is now Ola's Oasis is built. |
| 1914 | The Carnegie Library opens on East Henry Street as Savannah's first library for African American residents. |
| 1974 | The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (December 11). |
| 1982 | The district's boundary is enlarged. |
| 2023 | A historical marker for suffragist and civic leader Mamie George Williams is placed in Dixon Park. |
History within a few minutes' walk
- Dixon Park: across the street, with a playground and the Mamie George Williams marker.
- Carnegie Library Heritage Center: a 3-minute walk.
- The King-Tisdell Cottage, W.W. Law Library and Forsyth Park: all within 15 minutes.
Why stay here instead of downtown
Staying in a residential neighborhood means a whole house with free parking out front and a park across the street. Coffee, groceries and dinner are a short walk away, and Forsyth Park is about 15 minutes on foot.
Photo: Houses in Savannah's Victorian District by Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Forsyth Park fountain by Jennifer Boriss, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Asbury United Methodist Church by Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources: Savannah Victorian Historic District (Wikipedia), Georgia Historical Society, Live Oak Public Libraries.
Where to stay in the Victorian District
History within a short walk
The Carnegie Library Heritage Center is 3 minutes away, the King-Tisdell Cottage 10 minutes, and the Fort on Forsyth Park 15 minutes.