The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-08-14
Magnificent New Hotel in Memphis-The Apian
House.

We notice that our Memphis neighbors are
wide awake to their own interest, and are
fully approaching the immense advantages
conferred upon a city by large and spacious
hotels. We have frequently reminded the
capitalists of Nashville of the absolute neces-
sity of doing something in this direction, but
we see no indication of any movement. For
the purpose of calling the blush to the cheek
of old fogydom, as well as showing the enter
prise of the Memphians, we copy the follow
ing extract from an article in the Memphis
Whig giving description of the APIAN HOUSE:
There is an Appropriateness in the name which
deserves passing word before giving minute
description of the house. AS those familiar with
the history of Egypt will at once perceive, it is
taken from those magnificent structures erected in
Memphis and appropriated exclusively to the SER
vice and worship of the god dps. HerodOtus and
PLinV give graphic descriptions of the singular
rites performed 10 honor of their god, whilst Scy
las describes the temple being the most beauti-
full specimen OF architecture erected by the archi
tects of the pyramids
Although not prepared for the erection
of a magnificent temple, such as that from which
the name of OUR APAIN is borrowed, we feel as
sured that those sombre deities Of the Nile never
had more supptuous repasts spread out by their
worshippers than our friend w Orsham will regularly
lay before his.
The building when completed, will front l50 feet
on Adams street. and 75 feet on Main. 1t will be
four stories high, and will contain $50 rooms above
the first or ground floor, which latter portion of the
building will be devoted for offices, bar room, par
lors, barber shops and bath rooms. The dining
room will be 35 feet wide by as feet long, the walls
and ceiling to be decorated with paintings The
front of the structure will be modification of the
Italian villa STYLE the cornice to be very heavy and
supported by bold and ornamented trusses The
windows are also decorated with trussed caps
The long front on Adams street is relieved by
projection of two feet in the centre of the building,
the entire height of the front and from the angles
at the cornice are to suspend octagOn pendants.
The structure will be surmounted with cupola
supported by eight Ionic columns standing on an
Octagon base. The greatest attention will be paid
TO fitting up the bath houses aud other cOnve
niences, on the ground foor which 60 far towards
making up the comfort of the sojourner. In fine
no cost will be spared to render THE APIAS equal
TO any house on the Mississippi river
Il may be proper TO add, in conclusion of this
article, that The Apian will be under the propre-
torship of our present landlord Of the United
States Hotel Mr.. J. J. Worsham, who, for many
years. has made that house the fayorite resors of
trave lers
We hope to be able in short time to announce
the formal opening of The Apian in a manner and
style suited to the general magni6cence of the |
establishment. The architect of the building is
Mr.. Thomas Crider, and Messrs. Carroll Grant
are the contractors. |