Greyfield Inn

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] The inn is also a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[2]

Greyfield
Greyfield Inn is located in Georgia
Greyfield Inn
Greyfield Inn is located in the United States
Greyfield Inn
LocationCumberland Island, Camden County, Georgia
Coordinates30.77979°N 81.46854°W / 30.77979; -81.46854
Area203 acres (0.82 km2)
Built1901-1905
ArchitectColbert A. MacClure; Albert H. Spahr
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSCumberland Island National Seashore MRA
NRHP reference No.03000675[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 2003

It has also been known as Greyfield Inn since opening to the public as an inn in 1962.[3] 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.[3] Their daughter Lucy Carnegie Ferguson lived in the house for over seventy years.[4]

The NRHP-listed area is 203 acres (0.82 km2) and includes six contributing buildings and four contributing structures.[3]

On Sept. 21, 1996 it was the location of the John F Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette wedding.[5]

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