Gift Shop
During your next visit to the Rockefeller Institute, be sure to visit our one-of-a-kind Gift Shop.
"Baker Drug Store," as it was originally referred to, was built in 1902 by Dr. F.E. Baker of Stamps, Arkansas, and served as his office, drug store and soda fountain.
The fixture and furnishings were handmade in St. Louis and shipped to Stamps by rail. It includes a large back piece of solid oak that extended across the rear of the drug store with a floor-to-ceiling mirror enclosed. Other furnishing includes nine-foot-long glass display cases, shelving with work counters and drawers underneath in solid oak, and tall cabinets. Look closely and you will still see the original pharmaceutical ingredients listed on the drawers.
Like most corner drug stores, Baker Drug Store was set to be torn down in 1967. After hearing of its demise, Jeannette Rockefeller bought the entire interior and gave it to Gov. Rockefeller for their 11th wedding anniversary. The complete interior was disassembled and was transported to Winrock Farms.
This beautifully restored reminder of the “good ole days” now houses our gift shop. The solid oak counters and display cases are a perfect background for our distinctive selection.
We feature the following unique gift items:
- Arkansas-made pottery
- Arkansas-made White Oak Gibson baskets, a 100-year Gibson family tradition
- Aromatique decorative fragrances
- Books relating to the outdoors
- Children's books
- Brent & Sam's Cookies
- J & M Original Cheese Straws
- Duck Calls
- Hand-blown glass made by Arkansan James Hayes
- Hand-carved wildlife items, including the Ivory Billed Woodpecker
- Jewelry
- Logo items
- Seasonal items
Be sure to stop by the gift shop during your next visit.
