Hollybourne Cottage Taking Care of Family
Jekyll Island GA
With a wife and nine children, Charles Stewart Maurice quickly decided accommodations at the Clubhouse would not suffice. In 1890, he built Hollybourne as a home away from home for their winter stays here on the island.
Maurice was a bridge builder and Hollybourne makes use of his innovative engineering techniques. In the attic is a truss system like that found on bridges. This allows for large open interior spaces without apparent support. The building hangs from its upper stories.
Hollybourne is architecturally the most unusual structure in the historic district. It was constructed of tabby, a local building material dating to colonial times. No other structure in the cottage colony makes use of this ancient material, a mixture of oyster shells, Lime, water, and sand.
Did you know? Because Charles Stewart Maurice convinced his architect, William H. Day, to incorporate bridge-building techniques in the design of this home, Jekyll Island Club employees called the house "compromise cottage."
Hollybourne Cottage Taking Care of Family
Jekyll Island GA
With a wife and nine children, Charles Stewart Maurice quickly decided accommodations at the Clubhouse would not suffice. In 1890, he built Hollybourne as a home away from home for their winter stays here on the island.
Maurice was a bridge builder and Hollybourne makes use of his innovative engineering techniques. In the attic is a truss system like that found on bridges. This allows for large open interior spaces without apparent support. The building hangs from its upper stories.
Hollybourne is architecturally the most unusual structure in the historic district. It was constructed of tabby, a local building material dating to colonial times. No other structure in the cottage colony makes use of this ancient material, a mixture of oyster shells, Lime, water, and sand.
Did you know? Because Charles Stewart Maurice convinced his architect, William H. Day, to incorporate bridge-building techniques in the design of this home, Jekyll Island Club employees called the house "compromise cottage."