Ellis Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the first row of the city's five rows of squares, on Barnard Street and West St. Julian Street, and was one of the first four squares laid out. It is east of Franklin Square, west of Johnson Square and north of Telfair Square. A bronze statue, by Susie Chisholm, of songwriter-lyricist Johnny Mercer, a native Savannahian, was formally unveiled in Ellis Square on November 18, 2009. Ellis Square officially reopened at a dedication ceremony held on March 11, 2010.