From the Girl Scouts web site:
"The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace—a Girl Scout national center in Savannah, Georgia—has something to offer everyone. It is the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the USA, who was affectionately known by her family and friends as "Daisy."
Built in 1821, the house has been elegantly restored to reflect the 1880s and furnished with many original Gordon family pieces, including artwork by Juliette Gordon Low. Located in the heart of the Savannah Historic District, "the Birthplace," as it is commonly called by Girl Scouts nationwide, was the city's first National Historic Landmark.
Guests experience a taste of Victorian family life through guided tours of the Wayne-Gordon house, the home to four generations of Gordons. The house is the setting for a family story entwined in the history of Savannah and the United States. It features stylish Egyptian Revival and classical details popular in the early 19th century, when it was built for Savannah Mayor James Moore Wayne (who later became an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court).
In 1831, Wayne sold the house to his niece, Sarah, and her husband William Washington Gordon I, who was Juliette Low's grandfather. Girl Scouts of the USA purchased the house from the Gordon family in 1953. It was opened in October 19, 1956, as a program center and historic house museum.
Across the street from the house are two historical markers that talk about it.
The James Moore Wayne, 1790-1867 Historical Marker reads:
FOR 32 YEARS ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
The residence opposite this site, known as the Gordon House, was built between 1819- 1821. A fine example of Regency architecture, it was designed by the eminent architect William Jay. the third story and side porch were later added.
The house was originally owned by James M. Wayne, one of Georgia's most illustriuous public men. After service as Mayor of Savannah, Judge of the Eastern Circuit, and as Congressman, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States by President Jackson in 1833. An able and courageous jurist Wayne served on the highest court with distinction until his death in 1867 in Washington.
Though devoted to his native state, Judge Wayne was a strong Unionist. Opposing Secession, he remained on the Supeme Court after Georgia left the Union, a decision sharply contrasting with the course of his son, Henry C. Wayne, who resigned his commission in the U.S. Army in 1860 on the approach of war to serve Georgia as Adjutant General.
The Wayne residence was purchased in 1831 by a distinguished Savannahian, William Washington Gordon (1796- 182), organizer and first President of the CEntral of Georgia Railroad. President Taft was a guest there in 1909.
The Birthplace of Juliette Low (1860-1927) Historical Marker reads:
In the house that stands opposite this marker Juliette Gordon Low, Founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, was born, October 31, 1860. It was her girlhood home until her marriage there in 1886 to William Low, an Englishman, then residing in savannah.
As a friend of Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the scout Movement, Juliette Low became active in Girl Guide work in England and Scotland in 1911. It was at his suggestion that she Girl Scouting in America.
On March 12, 1912, at the Louisa Porter Home in this city, Mrs. Low founded the first Girl Guide troop on the United States. Her niece, Daisy Gordon, of savannah, was the first member enrolled. Through Mrs. Low's energetic and determined leadership the movement spread rapidly under the name "Girl Scouts."
Mrs. Low died in Savannah, January 17 1927. In 1953 her birthplace was acquired by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, and funds for its restoration were raised by the 2,500,000 members. The property is now maintained by the Girl Scouts as a memorial to their Founder and as a center of activities for all Girl Scouts.