The Chancery, which was purchased in January 1993 from the Republic of Austria, had been vacant for three years and was in need of major repair. The Croatian American community organized a donation campaign which raised over $850,000 for renovations. Names of major donors are displayed in the entrance vestibule to the building.

The complete gutting and renovation of the building was done by Croatian American volunteers from the greater New York and Cleveland areas.

The estimated value of the total renovation is $2.0 million, and the Croatian Americans take great pride in contributions they have made to their homeland.

The Chancery features modern office furniture and Biedermeier antiques, both made in and shipped from Croatia, in addition to art work by Croatian artists such as Mihanovic, Peko, Kulmer and Rabuzin. A statue by the famous Croatian sculptor Ivan Mestrovic, and owned by the Croatian province of Franciscan Fathers of the Third Order, is prominently displayed in front of the Embassy building. It portrays St. Jerome, the patron saint of the Croatian Province of Franciscan Fathers T.O.R.

In the atrium stands a statue entitled "Prayer for the Homeland", work of a young Croatian-American sculptor from California, Ante Buljan. The statue was donated to the Embassy in 1996 by the Buljan family.

The Embassy is located close to Dupont Circle, on 2343 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. The Embassy working hours are Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and consulate hours are Monday to Friday, 10.a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.