Mandarin Museum

The Mandarin Museum showcases history of Jacksonville, Florida from the 1800s. It was a time when live oak trees, covered in Spanish moss along with cypress trees were more plentiful in the Jacksonville area that the old house was built. Civil war soldiers, orange growers, and farmers used the roads and waterways near Jacksonville to move about. Now school children and vacationers in Florida come to the old road that leads to the 1875 house to learn.

Mandarin was also a village with farming, orange shipping, and other citruses. It was a small village near Jacksonville and the St. Johns River. The village section has since become part of Jacksonville given its closeness to the city. There are still historic buildings, a park, and natural beauty that tend to draw attention. Visitors are welcome Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 1 to 4pm. Saturdays the museum is open from 9am to 4pm. The adjacent park- Walter Jones Historical Park is open every day of the week from sunrise to sunset.

There is no admission for the museum, but donations are welcome. Schools are encouraged to pay a small fee in order to help keep the buildings in good condition.