The Florida House Inn opened her doors in 1857, by David Yulee and served as a boarding house for railroad workers. During the Civil War, the area was seized by the North and served as a boarding house for officers. After the war ended, the Florida House was bought by Major Leddy and his wife.
The inn proudly displays the eight flags the city has been under along the front of the building. A famous cast of characters have stayed and enjoyed the inn including General Ulysses S. Grant, Jose Marti, The Carnegies, The Rockefellers, Mary Pickford and Henry Ford just to name a few.
Keeping with it's Southern Tradition, the hotel's guest rooms offer a nostalgic blend of antiques and period pieces selected with your comfort in mind. Romantic four-poster beds, quaint iron beds, quilts and handmade rugs are just a few of the unique touches that will bring.
If you're hungry dine at the family style southern dining room. Chef Susannah Sands, who owned and operated Susannah’s Gourmet Pantry in Avondale, plans to offer a variety of traditional southern dishes and all served as you would expect at a family table.
Visit the Florida House Inn Website for more information.
The Palace Saloon is rich with history. Louis G Hirth bought the building in 1903 and turned it into a bar. Hirth called upon his old friend Adolphus Bush, founder of Anheuser-Busch to assist him with the design of the elegant Bar, and Busch reportedly traveled from St. Louise to oversee the installation of the now famous fixture.
The saloon still has the elegant features that made it famous for over a century: inlaid mosaic floors, embossed tin ceilings, hand-carved mahogany caryatids (undraped female fixtures), a 40-foot bar lit with gas lamps, and walls painted with six commissioned murals.
If you're downtown, stop in for a sudsy brew or learn more about the bar at www.thepalacesaloon.com
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