Greyfield (Camden County, Georgia)

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

Greyfield
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Cumberland Island, Camden County, Georgia
Coordinates	30.77979°N 81.46854°W / 30.77979; -81.46854
Area	203 acres (0.82 km^2)
Built	1901-1905
Architect	Colbert A. MacClure; Albert H. Spahr
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Cumberland Island National Seashore MRA
NRHP reference No.	03000675[1]
Added to NRHP	July 24, 2003

It has also been known as Greyfield Inn since opening 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] Their daughter Lucy Carnegie Ferguson lived in the house for over seventy years.[3]

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. 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.
3. Proposed Cumberland Island National Seashore: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. Washington. D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1972.