Scott and Balfour Stores

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Scott and Balfour Stores
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The building in 2021, viewed from East Bay Street
Scott and Balfour Stores
Alternative namesAndrew Low Stores
General information
Location302–316 East Bay Street
Town or city Savannah, Georgia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 32°04′50″N81°05′14″W / 32.0806°N 81.0872°W / 32.0806; -81.0872
Completedc. 1850(174 years ago) (1850)
Technical details
Floor count2–3

Scott and Balfour Stores (also known as the Andrew Low Stores) is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in Savannah's Historic District, the addresses of some of the properties are East Bay Street, above Factors Walk, while others solely utilize the former King Cotton warehouses on River Street. As of February 2022, these are The Shrimp Factory, Bob's Your Uncle/Fannie's Your Aunt and Simply Savannah.

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The property was built for Andrew Low, Robert Scott and John Balfour from 1823 to 1826. [1] [2] The top storey was added in the 1850s. Low was one of Savannah's most renowned cotton merchants, [3] in business by the late 18th century. [4]

In a survey for the Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status. [1]

The building stands adjacent to the George Anderson Stores at 402–410 East Bay Street.

River Street façade

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979), p. 6
  2. The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Volume 24 (1923), p. 28
  3. Savannah, Immortal City: Volume One of the Civil War Savannah Series, Barry Sheehy, Cindy Wallace and Vaughnette Goode-Walker (2011), p. 31 ISBN   9781934572702
  4. Georgia Gazette, May 6, 1802