The Crystal Ballroom and expansive 1,500-seat Grand Auditorium have proven to be the perfect settings for weddings, banquets and conventions. The Fort Harrison Gardens and poolside pavilion are used for receptions and parties, and provide an ideal location for wedding photos. Congregations of various religious denominations, families celebrating anniversaries and community organizations of all types have enjoyed these facilities.

Throughout the seventy-five years we now celebrate, the Fort Harrison has remained an integral part of the history and heritage of Clearwater. It is an important Clearwater landmark, a symbol of our city’s friendliness — one that can be seen for miles around.

It has long been a center of social life and gracious living, committed to the service of the community, steadfastly representing the hope for a better and brighter future.

And today it still does.

For the Fort Harrison also belongs to the future of Clearwater. It remains a valuable community asset — and it is that tradition which we now celebrate and carry forward.

For as long as we at the Church are its caretaker, the Fort Harrison is at your service. Its doors are open to you.

For more information about the Fort Harrison and what services it has to offer, or to schedule a tour of the hotel, contact the Director of Downtown Relations for the Church of Scientology at (727) 467-6860. Or write to:

Church of Scientology
Flag Service Organization
Director of Downtown Relations
503 Cleveland Street
Clearwater, FL 33755

Photos courtesy of Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System, Pinellas County Historical Society, Michael Sanders, Charles Adams.
Special thanks to Margaret Word Burnside, Donald Harrill and Charlotte Hutton at the Oaks of Clearwater for their stories and support.