Cottage (Crane Plumbing), which had 20 guest rooms and 17 baths. The recent renovation reduced the number of guest rooms to 13 and is popular housing option for destination weddings held on Jekyll. In 1896, famed banker J.P. Morgan built the San Souci Cottage and introduced the shared ownership concept with it becoming the first condominium. The Federal Reserve System got its start at a secret meeting of the nation’s business titans, held here, in 1907. The first transcontinental phone call was also made from Jekyll, in 1915. The USGA also used the nine-hole golf course to test new products and certify them for use in the United States.
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