The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute - University of Arkansas System

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 drug store's solid oak furnishings were handmade in St. Louis and shipped to Stamps by rail. Among them are six-foot-long display cases, a back piece with a floor-to-ceiling mirror enclosed, tall cabinets, the original soda fountain, and shelving with work counters and drawers underneath. On the knobs of these drawers are written the names of the original pharmaceutical contents they once contained.

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 Winthrop Rockefeller for their 11th wedding anniversary. The complete interior was disassembled and was transported to Winrock Farms.

This beautifully restored reminder of the early 20th century 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
• Books relating to the outdoors
• Children's books
• J & M Original Cheese Straws
• Duck Calls
• Hand-blown glass made by Arkansans James Hayes and Gary Carter from Big Sky Carvers
• Hand-carved wildlife items, including the Ivory Billed Woodpecker
• Jewelry
• Logo items
• Seasonal items