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The Florida House bed and
breakfast, located on Amelia Island in the very heart of
the Fernandina Beach Historic District, is Florida's
oldest surviving hotel.
The friendly Florida House Inn offers you a charming
escape to Amelia Island from a hectic, hurry-up world.
Here the pace is as easy and relaxed or as active as you
choose. Our accommodations are romantic and timeless,
the service friendly and attentive. Regardless of the
occasion - vacation, honeymoon, anniversary or getaway
weekend - the Florida House will provide you with a most
enjoyable experience.
Since 1857, when the Florida Railroad opened the Florida
House, a long list of special guests has sought the
genteel hospitality of our inn. We have hosted such
notables as Ulysses S. Grant, Cuban poet and freedom
fighter Jose Marti, plus many film stars including Mary
Pickford, and Laurel & Hardy. The list includes many
visits by Rockefellers and Carnegies and other famous
Americans.
During its 19th century heyday,
the Florida beach bustled with commerce. Fortunes were
made in shipping, lumber and the railroad. As you stroll
the historic neighborhood that surrounds the Florida
House, you'll be enchanted by the graceful homes and
mansions of this era.
You'll also see the harbor which first lured
swash-buckling parties to our island. Later, tourists
seeking pleasure, not peril, arrived to our Florida
beach aboard steamships. Our historic port also gave
birth to the shrimp industry, which continues to thrive
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