Florida House On Capitol Hill; Serving Floridians In The Nations Capital Since 1973

PROVIDING GRACIOUS, UNPARALLELED
HOSPITALITY TO ALL FLORIDIANS WHO
COME TO OUR NATION'S CAPITAL

Founded in 1973 by Rhea Chiles as Florida's 'embassy'
in our nation's capital, Florida House is owned by the people
of the state of Florida.

In an historic 1891 townhouse on top of Capitol Hill,
Florida House shares its location with the Supreme Court,
the Library of Congress and the Folger Shakespeare Library.

Florida is the only state to have such a facility and enjoys
approximately 10,000 visitors a year. Florida House serves as
"home base" for tourists as well as the business community.

Sidewalk view of the Florida House building.

The Visitors Center at Florida House.

Meet Fernando Flamingo at Florida House's Interactive Web Map!

Hear from Fernando himself where his favorite sites are!

1845 SOCIETY AWARD

The 1845 Society will honor and celebrate those who have shown extraordinary effort on behalf of Florida House.The first inductee, Rhea Chiles, Founder and Chairman Emeritus, was presented with the inaugural medal in November of 2003, in honor of her contribution, commitment, and passion for Florida House.

Lloyde and Eileen Kelly 2010's
recipients of the 1845 Society Award

FLORIDA HOUSE IS AN EXTRAORDINARY LOCATION FOR
MEETINGS, BRIEFINGS, AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
WITH SERVICES INCLUDING:

Use of computers, phones, fax machine, copier

Wireless Internet

Dell 2300MP Projector

Polycom Conference Phone System

Podium and microphone

Messaging services

Access to C-SPAN

To learn about more services Florida House has to offer, please click here.

2010 CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

From left to right:
Kanako Ohno, 2010 Cherry Blossom Queen
and Emilie Carter, Florida's 2010 Cherry Blossom Princess