Greyfield (Camden County, Georgia)

Greyfield
Location Cumberland Island, Camden County, Georgia
Coordinates 30°46′47″N 81°28′07″W / 30.77979°N 81.46854°W / 30.77979; -81.46854Coordinates: 30°46′47″N 81°28′07″W / 30.77979°N 81.46854°W / 30.77979; -81.46854
Area 203 acres (0.82 km2)
Built 1901-1905
Architect Colbert A. MacClure; Albert H. Spahr
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Cumberland Island National Seashore MRA
NRHP reference # 03000675[1]
Added to NRHP July 24, 2003

Greyfield is an estate with a Colonial Revival-style house of the same name on Cumberland Island in Camden County, Georgia which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

It has also been known as Greyfield Inn when opened to the public as an inn in 1962.[2]

The house was built during 1901 to 1905 for Margaret Carnegie Ricketson and her husband Oliver Ricketson, and was one of several built for Carnegie family members within a large Carnegie family estate on Cumberland.[2]

The NRHP-listed area is 203 acres (0.82 km2) and includes six contributing buildings and four contributing structures.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. and Zachary Z. Zoul (May 7, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greyfield / Greyfield Inn". National Park Service. Retrieved August 10, 2017. With 27 photos.


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