The house behind the detail.

The house was completed in 1849 to a design by John Norris, blending Italianate, Greek Revival and Gothic Revival styles.

It stands on Lafayette Square, on the site of the colonial jail, and is the oldest building on the square.

The museum tells the stories of the Low family and of the enslaved men and women who lived and laboured at the site, among them Thomas “Tom” Milledge.

Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts, lived here during the organisation’s early years.

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The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia bought the house in 1928 and opened it for limited tours in 1952. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

This history belongs to the house and the people who lived and worked in it. The History page offers a longer introduction, and the timeline gives a short route through selected milestones.

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