The Ribault Club is an historic building on

Fort George Island ''For the island in James Bay, Canada, see Chisasibi.'' Fort George Island is an island of some , about long, near the mouth of the St. John's River, in far northeast Duval County, Florida, Duval County/Jacksonville, Florida. Part of the isl ...

near

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. It is now home to the Fort George Island Visitor Center. The building was designed in a

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style and is credited to

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and Mellen Clark Greeley. It was added to the

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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.Ribault Club
National Park Service It became part of the

Fort George Island Cultural State Park Fort George Island Cultural State Park is a Florida state park located on Fort George Island in far northeast Duval County/Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on ...

in 1989.

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Duval County listings
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National Register of Historic Places

Ribault Clubhouse
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Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
Buildings and structures in Jacksonville, Florida National Register of Historic Places in Jacksonville, Florida Northside, Jacksonville Hotels in Jacksonville Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve 1989 establishments in Florida Museums in Jacksonville, Florida 1928 establishments in Florida Fort George Island {{Jacksonville-NRHP-struct-stub