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| Ardsley Park/Chatham Crescent History |
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 Ardsley Park-Chatham Crescent is a large, highly intact residential area developed, beginning in 1910 as two adjacent planned subdivisions. The plan of Ardsley Park, a regular grid with landscaped squares, is extremely important as it is a twentieth century variant of Oglethorpe's original city plan. Chatham Crescent is an rare example in Georgia of a Beaux Arts influenced, 'City Beautiful' type plan with a grand mall, crescent-shaped avenues, and small circular parks incorporated into a basic grid pattern.
The architectural styles in the district include textbook and local interpretations of almost every revival and eclectic style popular in the early twentieth century. They are predominantly one- and two-story, single family homes, many of which have free standing garages in the rear. (Courtesy Historic Savannah Foundation)
And from the National Register of Historic Places:
Ardsley Park-Chatham Crescent Historic District was added to the Register in 1985. Architectural Styles include Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, and Late Victorian. Most homes were built in the first half of the 20th century.
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