The applicant is requesting approval for a monument application, Part II: Final Design and Funding, to install a monument commemorating the seven ladies who saved the Davenport House in 1955 and were the catalyst for the establishment of the Historic Savannah Foundation. The proposed grey granite monument would be located in Columbia Square and would feature the names and silhouettes of the seven ladies (listed below) with a brief description of their accomplishments:

• Katherine Judkins Clark (1897-1993)
• Elinor Adler Dillard (1903-1992)
• Anna Colquitt Hunter (1892-1985)
• Lucy Barrow McIntire (1886-1967)
• Dorothy Ripley Roebling (1904-1977)
• Nola McEvoy Roos (1895-1980)
• Jane Adair Wright (1901-1991)

Funding & Escrow Payment: The applicant has successfully raised $30,000.00 to fully fund the monument. 

Project Budget:

• Monument and Installation (DePue Monument): $18,638.87
• City of Savannah Escrow Payment: $683
• Site and Brick Work by City of Savannah: $4,050
• Miscellaneous Expenses and Cost Overruns: $6,628.13
• Total: $30,000

The Historic Site and Monument Commission recommends approval to the Savannah City Council for the application of Part II: Final Design and Funding for the creation of a monument dedicated to the Seven Ladies, to be installed in Columbia Square, as requested, because the project meets the standards in the Master Plan and Guidelines for Markers, Monuments and Public Art.