The Ribault Club | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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Location | Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
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Coordinates | 30°25′36″N 81°25′27″W / 30.42667°N 81.42417°W / 30.42667; -81.42417 |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 00000470 |
Added to NRHP | May 11, 2000 |
The Ribault Club is an historic building on Fort George Island near Jacksonville, Florida. It is now home to the Fort George Island Visitor Center. The building was designed in a Colonial Revival architecture style and is credited to Maurice Fatio and Mellen Clark Greeley. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 2000, and is located on Fort George Road. It was built in 1928 for winter recreation on the site of a former hotel and is considered a legacy of Fort George Island's resort era. Winter recreational opportunities included golf, tennis, hunting, fishing, and yachting. Today many weddings are held at the Club. The building is listed as a Historic Landmark by the City of Jacksonville. It became part of the Fort George Island Cultural State Park in 1989.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Duval County: Ribault Inn Club (added 2000 - - #00000470) Ft. George Rd., Jacksonville". American Dreams Inc.
- ^ "History of Ribault Club - Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)".
- Ribault Club National Park Service
External links
Media related to Ribault Inn Club at Wikimedia Commons
- Duval County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Ribault Clubhouse at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
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