Savannah Magazine March/April 2022

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Culture Fit

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329 Abercorn St. Juliette Gordon Low, Andrew Low’s daughterin-law, lived here during the early formation of the Girl Scouts andrewlowhouse.com

Whitaker St.

Shopping in the Downtown Design District? Carve out some time for these nearby historic house museums

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W. Oglethorpe Ave.

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GREEN-MELDRIM HOUSE

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SORREL WEED HOUSE

CHIPPEWA SQUARE

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W. Harris St.

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1 MADISON SQUARE

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HARPER FOWKLES HOUSE

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JULIETTE GORDON LOW BIRTHPLACE

W. Taylor St. MONTEREY SQUARE

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MERCER-WILLIAMS HOUSE MUSEUM

429 Bull St. Designed for Johnny Mercer’s great-grandfather, this ca. 1860 home was owned by Jim Williams (and was the scene of the crime — see page 123) mercerhouse.com

Abercorn St.

Bull St.

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14 W. Macon St. This lavish, Gothic Revival home served as Gen. Sherman’s Civil War headquarters stjohnssav.org

6 W. Harris St. The 19th-century home boasts a striking, Caribbean color plus a reputation for paranormal activity sorrelweedhouse.com

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W. Liberty St.

ANDREW LOW HOUSE MUSEUM

230 Barnard St. Charles B. Cluskey designed this Orleans Square beauty (he also designed the Sorrel Weed House) chsgeorgia.org/hfh

10 E. Oglethorpe Ave. Juliette, known as “Daisy,” was born here, part of the Girl Scout First Headquarters juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org

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