Chatham Square's dominant building is Barnard Hall, renovated by the Savannah College of Art and Design . Residents joke that the school owns half of the city's historical building. The other half are owned by wealthy New Yorkers who moved here because of The Book. Now was as good a time as any to drop by Monterey Square, where the central character in The Book lived. Mercer House, the 1860s Italianate structure that served as a stage for the story, is a huge tourist draw.
Every trolley stops along the way.
In short, it's a madhouse. I couldn't pass through Lafayette Square without mentioning the inn that I stayed at, the Hamilton-Turner House. But my favorite square was Calhoun, named in honor of southern statesman Caldwell Calhoun. I was drawn to the roof garden in the Walker Memorial Building, the immaculate greenery and by the well-preserved architecture surrounding it. The neighborhood around Whitefield Square turns residential - professional buildings that look as if they're newer than other parts of town.