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Photograph of Juliette Gordon Low Historic District
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Andrew Low House

A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

From the record

“The Juliette Gordon Low Historic District consists of three buildings in Savannah, Georgia, United States, which are associated with the origins of the Girl Scouts of the USA. They are the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, at 10 East Oglethorpe Avenue; the Andrew Low House, at 329 Abercorn Street; and the Andrew Low Carriage House, at 330 Drayton Street.”

Wikipedia article Juliette Gordon Low Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 80 National Register listings published here for Chatham County · listed in 1966 · category: Building · a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • National Historic Landmark. The highest federal designation, held by about 2,600 places in the country against roughly 100,000 Register listings.
  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 3 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 10 Oglethorpe Ave., E., 330 Drayton St., 329 Abercorn St., Savannah, 31401
  • When was it listed? October 1966
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Savannah
  • National Register reference number. 66000276 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

99 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Andrew Low House between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,267 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Railroad operations and maintenance34
Debris and open burning17
Arson/incendiarism17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Equipment and vehicle use8
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 August 2016Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-CHATHAM-004
19 July 1995Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 June 1999Smokingunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
26 June 2008Natural1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
20 June 1993Arson/incendiarism2.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
14 June 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSavannah RefugesFIFE 3
1 June 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 May 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Chatham County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Andrew Low House: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Pigment. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Douglas Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Savannah Plant TiTitanium, PigmentPlant1955
Flintkote/ Savannah, Ga.Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
National Gypsum/ Savannah, Ga.Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Chatham County

Storms near this property

60 of 182 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Savannah, the town this property stands in, in 182 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 97 thunderstorm wind, 38 hail, 31 flash flood, 11 lightning. The reports record 2 deaths and 7 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2005Thunderstorm WindSavannah1 killed, 1 hurt1 fatality, 1 injury. High winds knocked tree down on car near the intersection of Eisenhower Drive and Waters Avenue.
June 2001LightningSavannah1 killed, 1 hurtConstruction foreman was killed while trying to clear his crew from a construction site. After the bolt struck the foreman, it traveled through the ground and struck another worker, coming up through the ground into the leg of a 43 year old male worker.
July 1996Flash FloodSavannah2 hurt, $1,000,000no account filed
August 1999LightningSavannah2 hurtLightning caused two fires. One near Whitfield Park and one near Skidaway Island. Two firefighters were injured bringing the fires under control.
September 1999Thunderstorm WindSavannah1 hurtNumerous trees and power lines down. One mobile home destoyed 5 miles west of Savannah near U.S. 17 and Highway 307.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindSavannah$500,000Numerous vehicles were damaged from wind blown debris and a few apartment chimneys were toppled by thunderstorm winds. Wind gusts of 64 knots were reported by WJCL TV in Savannah. Several trees, power lines and traffic signals were downed throughout Savannah. However, the heaviest concentration of storm damage was on Savannah's south side near the intersection of Georgia Highway 144 and 17. Over 50,000 Savannah residents and businesses were without power for at least nine hours.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindSavannah$500,000Thunderstorm winds sank or flipped over ten to telve boats in around Lazeretto Creek Marina on Tybee Island.,
April 1993HailSavannah$500,000Baseball-size hail broke several auto windshields and shattered numerous windows on the campus of Armstrong State University in Savannah. Hail covered the ground two to three inches deep at the University. Golfball-size hail broke several home windows and auto windshields in the Savannah Mall area. Baseball-size hail drifted up to 3 feet deep along fences and buildings 8 miles south of downtown Savannah.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindSavannah$500,000A large resort ship was blown from its mooring in the Savannah River by thunderstorm winds and damaged as it collided with the New Savannah Bridge. Several large tree limbs and power lines were toppled by thunderstorm winds which caused numerous power outages throughout Savannah.
July 2023LightningSavannah$100,000Local broadcast media shared a story of a lightning strike at Central Missionary Baptist Church in Savannah. The lightning strike produced a fire in the building and caused a large portion of the roof to collapse.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindSavannah$100,000Thunderstorm winds toppled a large oak tree into a house on Whitemarsh Island. The house was split into two parts.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindSavannah$100,000Several trees and large limbs fell on an Acura, a Jeep Cherokee, and a Toyota Camry.
August 1996Flash FloodSavannah$75,000no account filed
May 1993Thunderstorm WindSavannah$50,000Several large trees were blown down onto power lines which left 1600 residents without power for up to eight hours.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindSavannah$35,000Trees and power lines down. Power outtage to over 10,000 people.
July 2013Flash FloodSavannah$30,000Roads were closed due to flooding at East Henry and Waters Ave, 65thand Waters, 52nd and Montgomery, Vine and Anderson, Martin Luther King Blvd and Victory Streets.
August 1996LightningSavannah$30,000no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSavannah$25,000Numerous trees, power lines, stop lights, and signs were reported down across the entire city of Savannah, Georgia.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSavannah$20,000A tree was reported down in the backyard of a residence and damaged the home on Queensbury Street in Savannah, Georgia. Large branches were also reported down.
July 2015LightningSavannah$15,000The broadcast media reported that lightning struck a residence on Whitaker Street in Savannah. A fire started in the attic but damage was contained. Seven individuals were relocated due to the fire.
July 2013Flash FloodSavannah$10,000Law Enforcement and Media reported numerous road closings and a stalled car on Victory Drive, near Waters Avenue.
July 2012LightningSavannah$10,000Television station struck by lightning causing damage to electronic equipment. Cost of damage unknown.
March 2011HailSavannah$10,000The public reported quarter size hail breaking car windows, 1 mile south of Savannah, Georgia.
July 2009Flash FloodSavannah$10,000Law Enforcement reported that numerous roads were flooded in downtown Savannah, Georgia, with several cars having stalled out in high water.
June 2009LightningSavannah$10,000Law Enforcement reported that lightning struck a transformer and started a fire along Nash Avenue in Savannah, Georgia.
August 2009LightningSavannah$10,000Print Media reported that a house was damaged by a fire that erupted from a lightning strike in Savannah, Georgia.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindSavannah$10,000Trees and power lines down at intersection of West 34th Street and Ogeechee Road. Trees down near intersection of Ogeechee Road and Chief of Love Road.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindSavannah$10,0002 large trees reported down on Hopkins Street. 5 large trees reported down at the corner of East Hall and Lincoln.
July 2007Flash FloodSavannah$8,000Numerous road closures were reported in Downtown Savannah. High water was reported entering some apartments. Cars floating down the roadway at 65th and Abercorn Street.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindSavannah$6,000Law Enforcement reported one tree down on top of three vehicles along east 50th Street. There were no injuries.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindSavannah$5,000A large oak tree limb fell on a car near the intersection of East Park Avenue and Waters Avenue.
July 2011Flash FloodSavannah$5,000The Public reported portions of Water Street near 53rd Street flooded in downtown Savannah, Georgia. Several cars were flooded by the high water.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSavannah$5,000A large tree limb fell on a carport and put a 3 inch hole in the roof of a home.
December 2007Flash FloodSavannah$5,000One house was evacuated due to flooding on East 33rd street.
July 2006Flash FloodSavannah$5,000Vehicles stalled on Old Commercial Dr.
July 2006Flash FloodSavannah$5,000Water in houses at Halcyon Bluff.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindSavannah$5,000A few large trees were uprooted in downtown Savannah by thunder- storm winds. One U.S. Postal Service vehicle was damaged by an uprooted tree.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindSavannah$5,000Several large trees and power lines were downed in Savannah by thunderstorm winds.
April 1993Thunderstorm WindSavannah$5,000Several large trees and power poles were blown down from thunderstorm winds.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSavannah$3,000The public reported several 7 to 8 feet branches down in Savannah. The branches were 4 to 6 inches in diameter.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSavannah$3,000A trained spotter reported a large limb and power line down on a shed.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSavannah$2,500Power lines were reported down on MLK Boulevard by the Savannah Dispatch.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindSavannah$2,250A public official reported a tree down over power lines on 37th street.
April 2018FloodSavannah$2,000The Savannah Fire and Department rescued a motorist who drove through a flooded section of East Henry Street under a rail road bridge.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindSavannah$2,000A public official reported trees down on 54th Street and Waters Avenue.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSavannah$2,000The public reported multiple 5 to 7 feet tree limbs down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindSavannah$2,000The public reported several trees and power lines down in the front yard of their residence, 1 mile east of Savannah, Georgia.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSavannah$2,000Two trees were reported down by law enforcement, one on Waters Avenue and the other in the 1300 block of Washington Street. Both trees were blocking the roadway making them impassable.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindSavannah$2,000Large trees down at intersections of 33rd and Dieter, Louisville and West Boundary, and Tuten Avenue and Mell Street. Tree down on 53rd Street.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindSavannah$2,000Powerlines down on Walberg St.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindSavannah$2,000Windows blown out of downtown office buildings.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSavannah$1,500Several power lines were reported down in Savannah, Georgia.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindSavannah$1,250Chatham County Emergency Management reported a power line down near the intersection of Harry S Truman Parkway and Anderson Street.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindSavannah$1,250An emergency manager reported a power line down on the 1100 block of East 52nd Street.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindSavannah$1,000Chatham County Emergency Management reported one large tree down on Highway 204 near Montgomery Cross Road.
July 2024LightningSavannah$1,000Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree on fire due to a lightning strike on Sandy Point Road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindSavannah$1,000The Chatham County Emergency Management Agency reported power lines down at the intersection of Skidaway Road and 43rd Street.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindSavannah$1,000Broadcast media reported 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs down in Theus Park.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindSavannah$1,000The public reported a tree blown down on power lines just south of downtown Savannah, Georgia. Dime size hail was also reported.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindSavannah$1,000The public reported large tree limbs fell and knocked down power lines in front of a residence in Savannah, Georgia.

Every storm recorded in Chatham County

Newspapers printed here

104,574 digitised pages

7 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 12,014 issues, 104,574 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.

NewspaperPublished
The Morning News1887 to 1900
The Colored Tribune1875 to 1876
Savannah Weekly Echo1879 to 1884
Savannah Morning News1868 to 1887
The Savannah Morning News1900 to Current
The Savannah Tribune1876 to 1960
The Herald1945 to 1997

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Green-Meldrim House0.1 miles1974
Savannah Historic District0.2 miles1966
Massie Common School House0.2 miles1977
Drayton Arms Apartments0.2 miles2013
W. B. Hodgson Hall0.3 miles1977
Owens-Thomas House0.4 miles1976

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 66000276 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Chatham CountyAll 80 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.