Rockefeller Cottage
History
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.
Mound
The house took its original name from a mound in the front yard. The mound was once thought to be an Indian burial ground for the Guale Indians, who were the earliest inhabitants of the island. The mound was later found to be a shell midden left by the Indians.
References
External links
- Media related to Rockefeller Cottage, Jekyll Island at Wikimedia Commons
- Jekyll Island Museum: History Tours
- Glynn County listing for Indian Mound Cottage
- Jekyll Island - RV travels across North America with Bob and Laura Madigan
- Video of the restored mansion in 2010