Rockefeller Cottage

Rockefeller Cottage
Location 331 Riverview Dr., Jekyll Island, Georgia
Coordinates 31°3′27″N 81°25′19″W / 31.05750°N 81.42194°W / 31.05750; -81.42194Coordinates: 31°3′27″N 81°25′19″W / 31.05750°N 81.42194°W / 31.05750; -81.42194
Area 2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built 1892 (1892)
Architectural style Shingle Style, Rural American
NRHP reference # 71000279[1]
Added to NRHP July 14, 1971

The Rockefeller Cottage is a house on Jekyll Island, Georgia. It is also called Indian Mound and is next to the Jekyll Island Club. The house was built by Gordon McKay in 1892. McKay died in 1903 and the house was bought by William Rockefeller in 1905, who used it as a winter home. It was evacuated in 1942, along with the rest of the island. The house remained in the Rockefeller family until 1947, when the Jekyll Island Authority bought the property. It was open as a museum from 1950 until 1968, when it was closed for badly needed repairs. It is now a public museum. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ NRHP form


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