{"nrhp_refnum":"71000279","name":"Rockefeller Cottage","other_names":["Rockefeller Museum","Indian Mound","See Also:Jekyll Island Club"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"331 Riverview Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jekyll Island","county":"Glynn County","state":"GA","lat":31.057672147000062,"lon":-81.42178190399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-07-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Rockefeller Cottage, also called Indian Mound, is a 2.5-story wood-frame house at 331 Riverview Drive on Jekyll Island, Glynn County, Georgia, built in 1892 by Gordon McKay and now operated as a furnished house museum.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the cottage is an authentic museum depicting the winter residence of William Rockefeller, a personality of historic importance, during Jekyll Island's heyday. It is also considered architecturally significant as an example of resort-taste shingle style cottages found along the eastern seaboard.","narrative":"Rockefeller Cottage, sometimes called Indian Mound for an Indian burial mound on the grounds, is a 2.5-story balloon-frame house on Jekyll Island, Georgia. Gordon McKay, an inventor and shoe machinery manufacturer and member of the Jekyll Club, built it in 1892. William Rockefeller, younger brother of John D., acquired it in 1905 and used it as a winter home until 1942. During his ownership, additions included a large living room with a bay window, an elevator, bathrooms, and servants' rooms in the attic. The exterior is covered in cypress shingles over pine sheathing, with a porte-cochere and wide verandah. The state park authority bought the property in 1947 and opened it as a museum from 1950 to 1968. Restoration began in December 1968 under engineer Roger K. Beedle. The cottage is valued as a furnished museum of a prominent resident's retreat and as an example of shingle style resort architecture.","period_of_significance":"20th Century (specific dates 1892, additions 1910)","architect_builder":"Gordon McKay (original builder, 1892); restoration directed by Roger K. Beedle","architectural_style":"Shingle style cottage (described as rural American, 'gaslight' era)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Operated as a furnished historic house museum; restored from 1968-69; condition listed as excellent and unaltered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.168475-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/71000279.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000279/e7052d1835-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000279/e7052d1835-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ebyabe","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GA_Jekyll_Island_Rockefeller_Cottage01.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebyabe</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GA_Jekyll_Island_Rockefeller_Cottage01.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"72000385","name":"Jekyll Island Club","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/jekyll-island-club-72000385/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208440","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Cottage","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27957718"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/glynn-county/rockefeller-cottage-71000279/"}