Other Birthplace FAQs

Most prized possessions: Art work by Juliette Gordon Low, as well as her personal possessions. In addition, there are crystal chandeliers, Regency cabinets, custom-made bookcases, a pier mirror, and the furniture purchased by the family over the years in Arts and Crafts, Victorian, Regency, and Colonial Revival styles.

TV coverage: The Birthplace has been featured on public television, on the Discovery and History Channels, Arts and Entertainment and many other shows about American homes, great Americans, and even the haunted houses of Savannah!

Who lives there? No one, since the house was purchased in 1953 from the Gordon family. In the 1980s, Girl Scouts attending special events would camp out on the carriage house floor. Now the Birthplace is strictly a program delivery site and museum.

What celebrities have visited the house? Many dignitaries, princesses, celebrities, and journalists have visited the house, in Daisy's time as well as our own, including Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman, Presidents Taft, McKinley, and Truman, President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalyn Carter, actors Clark Gable, Paul Newman, and Richard Chamberlain, Pat and Shirley Boone, Lady Baden-Powell, and Princess Benedicta of Denmark.

How many people visit per year? Last year, the 64,782 visitors to the Birthplace came from all 50 states and Puerto Rico, over 40 countries and territories, and 197 Girl Scout councils. One year there were 85,000 visitors. Because of safety and fire codes, the optimum number is any up to 75,000.

Is it accessible to people with disabilities? The Birthplace is handicap accessible. In 2004 an elevator was installed, and a guidebook for visitors with impaired hearing is available.

Is there a Girl Scout shop? Yes, The Birthplace Museum Store carries over 800 items, including replicas of Victorian games, jewelry, fans, shawls, purses and other items, as well as patches and pins.