Andrew Low House: 19th Century Savannah Living

Step back in time and experience 19th-century Savannah living at the Andrew Low House. Explore the historic home and its original gardens on a docent-led tour.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Andrew Low House - A visit to lovely Savannah would not be complete without a 40 minute docent-led tour of the historic Andrew Low House. This Italianate mansion was built for wealthy cotton merchant Andrew Low by John Norris a sought-after architect from New York. Andrew Low’s son William and Juliette Gordon Low the famous founder of the Girl…
What's Included
  • Museum Admission Included
What's Not Included
  • No bathroom facilities
Additional Information

The Andrew Low House can be visited via guided tours, setting off at half-hour intervals, every hour, daily. These tours give insights into the house’s history and its inhabitants, the Low family, portraying the lifestyle of a prosperous 19th-century Savannah family.
The mansion was constructed in 1848-1849 under the direction of John S Norris, a…

Location
Andrew Low House
329 Abercorn St
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Troopermini1
Nov 19, 2024
You WON'T believe me....but it happened! - In September this year of course we visted the Low house. We went into the livingroom. As the group was leaving i decided to quickly take a picture of myself in the mirror there. After our vacation i reviewed my pictures. Lordy be....behind me looking CLOSE over my shoulder was a lady entity standing on my right hand side. Leaning on me couriously looking into the 'cell phone'. In the meantime i have contacted the museum manager in hopes that they can tell me what Low family it could be who's spirit is still there. They are checking the cameras. Again, the group of ladies were leaving the room and i wouldn't think that some stranger in the tour group is going to lean over me like that. I showed the picture to a known 'medium' here in germany where i live and said "oh my, there's alot of energy there". 🤷🏻‍♀️ 🤔Low's first wife who died young in the house?
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Edith851
Aug 25, 2024
Great home with a viral story and connections to the Girl Scouts and Queen Victoria - This is the BEST house to tour in Savannah. Our guide actually teaches how to give tours and focuses on museums. This house has connections to the Girl Scouts as well. It is furnished with items that the Colonial Dames acquired. Further, the portrait of the lady as you first walk in is a viral story how a man called and told the household about it being up for auction. Luckily, the household and Colonial Dames raised enough money and got the picture to put back in its original home.
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Celesteway
Apr 6, 2024
Historic home - The Andrew Low House is a well preserved historic home with original and sourced furnishings. The stories shared by the guide were interesting. She (sorry I have forgotten her name) loves her job and it showed in her enthusiasm. Juliette Gordon Low was the lady who started the Girl Scout movement in the USA.
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Andrew_m
Oct 20, 2023
An Hour We'll Spent - An interesting, well-restored historic house. The guides are volunteer docents; the one we got was excellent.
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Doris
Aug 8, 2023
Great visit. - Was very interesting and informative. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and answered all my questions. Was a great addition to going to the Juliette Gordon Low house.
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Teacher91
May 16, 2023
Enjoyable Tour - Beautiful Home! - If you love historic homes and history, Savannah is a great place to visit. On a recent weekend get-away I chose to tour the Andrew Low House which is located in the lovely Lafayette Square. I was just a couple of minutes late for a tour. Rather than have me wait, the lady at the desk, suggested I catch up to the tour and pay the admission ($11) after I finished the tour. I thought that was very nice. Gloria, our docent, was well versed in the history, furnishings, and architectural details of the home. I enjoyed both seeing the home and learning about it. Even though, quite 'fancy' it felt like a family home. Juliette Gordon Low, famous for founding the Girl Scouts, was the wife of Andrew Low's son, William MacKay Low. After the tour I got the ‘tea’ from the lady who collected my money. Old William was having an affair and in the process of divorcing her when he suddenly died. It was messy, but she ended up getting the house. Many of the early Girl Scout activities were conducted at the home. Highly recommended!
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Jan_j
Apr 25, 2023
Highly recommend the Andrew Low House Tour. - Very good tour guide and the house was outstanding. The history and background given of the family really helps to understand the people of past Savannah.
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Door60
May 26, 2024
Worth the Visit - This tour is underrated. Really well done by our excellent tour guide, and in my opinion, better than the Davenport House, which has more notoriety
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D
May 24, 2023
Very nice property! - Absolutely beautiful property with friendly and knowledgeable staff and even a gift shop! The docent was a great resource of information. Most of the tour is spent in the first floor main room hearing the story of Andrew Low and how his family became connected with Juliette Gordon, and the series of events that led her to launching the Girl Scouts. It’s a pretty amazing story. Much of the house you tour and view on your own as a period example of the home with about 30% of the items being original to the house and all being museum quality from the time period. Make sure you see the front gardens too! We really enjoyed the history and property, and it’s a sister property with the Green-Meldrim house!
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Amy
May 3, 2023
Enjoyed the history - I very much enjoyed touring this home. The tour was guided and lasted around 30 minutes, thus it can be easily combined with other activities in the area. The tour guide was very knowledgeable. I especially enjoyed learning about the Andrew Low family. This was the home that Juliette Gordon Low lived in when she started the Girl Scouts. There was a little discussion about her, but really focused on Andrew Low and his family.
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