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Sanibel Historical Village & Museum

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Several of the original Island homes and businesses have been preserved in Historic Village

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Sanibel Historical Village & Museum

Don’t Miss This Fascinating Re-Creation of Olde Sanibel

Pioneer Clarence Rutland’s original island home - early 1900s

Oldest Building - Burnap Cottage, built in 1898 on Sanibel

Miss Charlotta’s Tea Room - restored to its 1930s look

Original Sanibel Packing Company - (now known as Bailey's General Store!) and an Antique Model-T
truck used for deliveries

Original Sanibel Post Office

Surrey and Wagon - early island transport

Example of early island garden

Display of the ferry and freight docks which supplied the island until the causeway

Sanibel Lighthouse display

Original Sanibel Schoolhouse - which also served as the Olde Schoolhouse Theater for many years

Decades of archived newspaper articles and photos

10 am - 4 pm Wednesday-Saturday November through May
10 am - 1 pm Wednesday through Saturday June through Mid-August
Closed Holidays

950 Dunlop Road (near BIG Arts, library and police station)
Dunlop is reached from Periwinkle Way or Palm Ridge Road.

Admission Price: Donations of $3.00 per Adult
(239) 472-4648

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