The house was built in 1818 – 1821 for James Moore Wayne, who eventually sold the house to his niece Sarah Stites Gordon, where the first of four generations of Gordons lived.  The Girl Scouts of the USA purchased the house in 1953, restoring the house to reflect the 1880s Victorian period. Opened in 1956 as a historic museum, the home features many original Gordon family furnishings, including art by Juliette Gordon Low. The Birthplace was designated as Savannah’s first National Landmark in 1965.

From Keim:

Over the years, repeated stucco repairs cracked the facade and allowed water to seep in. The last stucco application was too hard, with too much Portland cement, making it unsuitable for the softer brick and mortar beneath. This caused significant loss of adhesion and further damage to the historic materials. To fix this, we removed the failing stucco and replaced the damaged bricks and mortar. We then applied KEIM Universalputz, a softer lime-rich stucco compatible with the historic surface, and used glass fiber mesh for added strength, allowing us to avoid expansion joints. We finished with two coats of KEIM Soldalit for better weatherproofing and appearance. To protect the museum’s western wall, we applied KEIM PSS-20 Anti-Graffiti Coating, which helps clean off scuffs and marks. The Girl Scouts aimed for a 100-year solution, and we followed the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Historic Preservation Guidelines for all restoration work.