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Wright Square: Juliette Gordon Low Girl Scout National Center

An imposing Regency mansion in shades of brown, birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low who founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America in 1912. Juliette Gordon Low was born here on Halloween night in 1860. Did English architect William Jay design this mansion? Some say "yes," some say "no." At any rate, this elegant town house was built for James Moore Wayne, mayor of Savannah and Supreme Court Justice, who sold it to Juliette's grandfather, William Washington Gordon, in 1831. The furnishings reflect the years of Juliette's girlhood, including her portrait and many family furnishings.

--Visitor's Guide to Savannah

Wright Square
1. United States Post Office
(1898) 127 Bull Street. Massive Georgia marble and granite building with intricate friezes under eaves.
2. Juliette Gordon Low Girl Scout National Center
(Wayne-Gordon House Museum, c.1818). An imposing Regency mansion in shades of brown; birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low.
3. Old Chatham County Courthouse
(1889) 124 Bull Street. Romanesque yellow brick and terra cotta on granite base.
4. Lutheran Church of the Ascension
(1879) Bull Street on Wright Square. Soaring French Gothic spires; founded by the Lutherans from Salzburg, Austria.

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Franklin Square
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Reynolds Square
Warren Square
Washington Square
Greene Square
Columbia Square
Oglethorpe Square
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Telfair Square
Orleans Square
Chippewa Square
Colonial Park Cemetary
Troup Square
Lafayette Square
Madison Square
Pulaski Square
Monterey Square
Calhoun Square
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