Growth of the Jekyll Island Club around the turn of the century necessitated the need for more space. Charles Alling Gifford designed these condominiums to meet that need.
Jekyll Island National Historic Landmark
Growth of the Jekyll Island Club around the turn of the century necessitated the need for more space. Charles Alling Gifford designed these condominiums to meet that need.
Jekyll Island National Historic Landmark
Filed under -GLYNN COUNTY, Jekyll Island GA
Along with one of the Corinthian lions that once guarded the property, these ruins and the abandoned swimming pool are all that remain of Edwin Gould’s beloved Chicota College.
Jekyll Island National Historic Landmark
Filed under -GLYNN COUNTY, Jekyll Island GA
Now used as offices of the Jekyll Island Authority, these two structures provided housing for servants of the wealthy families who vacationed here during the Club Era.
Jekyll Island National Historic Landmark
Filed under -GLYNN COUNTY, Jekyll Island GA
The stables for the Jekyll Island Club were designed by Charles Alling Gifford, a favored architect of the club membership. The facility has served as a museum for many years and was recently rebranded as Mosaic, the Jekyll Island Museum.
Jekyll Island National Historic Landmark
Filed under -GLYNN COUNTY, Jekyll Island GA
Cherokee was built for Jekyll Island Club member Dr. George Frederick Shrady between 1903-1904. Dr. Shrady was one of President Ulysses S. Grant’s last physicians. It was later owned by Dr. Walter Belknap James. One of the most beautifully proportioned cottages in the Millionaire’s Village, it is now a property of the Jekyll Island Club Resort.
Jekyll Island National Historic Landmark
Filed under -GLYNN COUNTY, Jekyll Island GA
Now known as the McMillan Inn, this imposing Italianate Victorian was originally the home of Thomas Hasley McMillan (11 March 1854-21 September 1941), one of late-19th-century Savannah’s most successful businessmen. He came to Savannah from Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 1878, to open a branch of his McMillan Copper Works. The most successful supplier of turpentine stills in the South, they once had plants in Fayetteville, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Savannah. Mr. McMillan also served as chairman of the Savannah Park & Tree Commission.
Some sources note that it was originally home to the “McMillan Brothers” and was designed as a duplex. I’ve been unable to track down information about the brother but will update when I learn more.
Savannah Historic District, National Historic Landmark
Filed under -CHATHAM COUNTY, Savannah GA