National Historic Landmark · Jekyll Island, Georgia

Jekyll Island Club

Built 1886. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

Jekyll Island Club
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressBetween Riverview Dr. and Old Village Blvd., Jekyll Island, GA
CountyGlynn County
ListedJan 20, 1972
Listed forEntertainment and recreation, Architecture, Social history
Level of significanceNational
Reference number72000385
Built1886 · more from the 1880s
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressBetween Riverview Dr. and Old Village Blvd., Jekyll Island, GA
Coordinates31.0606° N, 81.4219° W · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

Explore

Map

Local history books for Glynn County

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Georgia travel guides

  • Backroads and Byways of Georgia
    David B Jenkins, 2023
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  • Travel Guides - Georgia and the Carolinas
    Lonely Planet and Amy C. Balfour, 2019
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  • Moon Georgia
    Jim Morekis, 2018
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Jekyll Island Club listed on the National Register?

Jan 20, 1972. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Jekyll Island Club built?

1886.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Jekyll Island Club?

Between Riverview Dr. and Old Village Blvd., Jekyll Island, Glynn County, Georgia.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Jekyll Island Club?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000385. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.