Historic District - North in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Girl Scout Headquarters in America

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 9, 2008

1. First Girl Scout Headquarters in America Marker

Girl Scout History:
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Inscription.
The house adjacent to this building was the home of Juliette Gordon Low at the time she founded Girl Scouting in the United States, March 12, 1912. Formerly the carriage-house and stable of the Low mansion, this building became that year the first Girl Scout headquarters in America.

At the death of Mrs. Low in 1927 the Founder of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. willed the original headquarters to the Girl Scouts of Savannah (now The Girl Scout Council of Savannah, Georgia, Inc.). This building has been continuously used for Girl Scouting longer than any other in this country.

Erected 1966 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 025-87.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Landmarks • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 12, 1965.

Location. 32° 4.393′ N, 81° 5.556′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in the Historic District - North. It is on East Macon Street, on the right when traveling east. Located on South side of Macon Street, Between Drayton and Abercorn Streets. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Juliette Low (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of Girl Scouting (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonial Dames House (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonial Group, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew Low House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Musgrove (within shouting distance of this marker); Marist Place (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. More Juliette Low

First Girl Scout Headquarters in America Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008

2. First Girl Scout Headquarters in America Marker

Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 29, 2009

3. First Girl Scout Headquarters in America Marker

First Girl Scout Headquarters ( Former Stable ) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008

4. First Girl Scout Headquarters ( Former Stable )

First Girl Scout Headquarters In America image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008

5. First Girl Scout Headquarters In America

An additional Girl Scouts marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 1, 2008

6. An additional Girl Scouts marker

Birthplace of Girl Scouting in the United States March 12, 1912 ——— This Building Formerly The Stable of Julliette Low ••Founder•• The Meeting Place Of The First Girl Scout Troops In The United States Dedicated October, 1937

Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 9, 2008

7. First Girl Scout Headquarters in America

Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 9, 2008

8. First Girl Scout Headquarters in America

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008

9. Plaque

Juliette Low • Founder in the United States of the Girl Scouts ---- 1912 • " She Gave The Lead ---- She Is Not Dead If We But Keep Alive The Spirit That Was Hers" ... Robert Baden Powell

Girl Scout tribute at Telfair Park, Savannah image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 2008

10. Girl Scout tribute at Telfair Park, Savannah

Grave of Juliette Low image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 1, 2008

11. Grave of Juliette Low

Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah
"Founder of Girl Scouts of the United States" "Juliette Low Wife of William M. Low Daughter of William W and Eleanor Kinzie Gordon Born October 31, 1860 Died January 17, 1927 At Savannah, Georgia" "Now abideth Faith, Hope and Love. But the greatest of these is Love"

First Girl Scout Headquarters in America N.R.H.P. plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, July 5, 2025

12. First Girl Scout Headquarters in America N.R.H.P. plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 4,480 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 25, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on February 22, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on December 6, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 22, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7, 8. submitted on November 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 9. submitted on February 22, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 10. submitted on March 2, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 11. submitted on February 15, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 12. submitted on July 19, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.