Madison Square

Although Madison Square was named after the James Madison, our fourth U.S. president, the square houses three monuments, none of which pay tribute to Madison. The centerpiece is a statue of Sargent William Jasper, an American soldier in the Revolutionary War, and two cannons on the south side of the square represent Georgia’s first two highways.
From Madison Square you’ll have views of the Green-​Meldrim House, which is now the rectory for St. John’s Episcopal Church next door, and the Sorrell-​Weed House, where Robert E. Lee and William Sherman supposedly partied. On the southwest corner, you’ll find a Masonic Temple and the Gryphon Tea Room. Many haunting stories come from this park, as its is a supposed site for a mass grave for soldiers, some of which may not have been dead when they were buried.
Square Review 4:22

[Insert generic review about all Savannah Squares are beautiful, but only one — not this one — was part of that movie.]

A beautiful historic square in middle of city. This was the first square I visited on a brief trip to Savannah. We attended a wedding here and the setting was perfect. We then drove and walked around to try and see most of the 22 squares. Other weddings and ceremonies were taking place and some of the other squares.

James Madison drafted the Bill of Rights, and all he got was this little square. That’s hard shrift. And the statue in the middle is of a guy who got himself killed while trying to recover a military flag. Talk about a bad deal.
Anyway, being one of the town’s more recently constructed squares it doesn’t have the deep deep history of Wright, Ellis, Johnson and Telfair. But that doesn’t stop it from being beautiful.

A relaxing Savannah Square worth reading a book or just hanging out at. Madison Square is located on Bull, between Harris and Charlton Streets.