The Andrew Low House is a home in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located at 329 Abercorn Street, in Lafayette Square, it was built by John S. Norris in 1849 and is part of the Savannah Historic District and of the Juliette Gordon Low Historic District.[1] It is the oldest building on Lafayette Square.
| Andrew Low House | |
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 The building in 2013 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Address | 329 Abercorn Street |
| Coordinates | 32°04′23″N 81°05′33″W / 32.07302°N 81.09246°W |
| Completed | 1849 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
Andrew Low was the father-in-law of Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA, and he inherited the house when his uncle died. He and his wife, Mary Cowper Stiles, maintained it as their American residence.[2]
Its adjacent (to the west) carriage house, at 330 Drayton Street, served as the headquarters for the Girl Scouts until 1913.[2]
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Pictured around 1939 -
Carriage house (2022)
See also
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edit- ^ Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)
- ^ a b Gerdes, Marti; Blythe, Robert W.; Henry, Patty (March 21, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Juliette Gordon Low Historic District (Revised Documentation) / (1) Wayne-Gordon House (also known as the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace), (2) First Girl Scout Headquarters (Andrew Low Carriage House), (3) Andrew Low House, National Park Service". National Archive. p. 5 and 7. Retrieved September 19, 2023.