The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22
The New PlankintOn House, Spring
Street, Milwaukee.

ltNni INuhs " 'hAAn wv 49,
was let In the month of February, 1861, aud the
work Of construction commenced soon after. The
Foundation Is Of stone, but the building Is Of the
well known Milwaukee pressed brick, iron aud
LOCATION or TuE BUfLDrSa.
The location Of tho building, ON Spring street, Ia
the 9Th ward, Is central. II il but a step from II 60
West Water street, and IL IS just across the bridge
from the great centre ct trade In the city. A more
suitable location for a magnificent hotel could
scarcely have been selected, had ono all the lots in
the city TO select from.
APPEARANCE or rHE BUILDING.
The style Of the building Is modern Italian, with
high French or Mausard roof. II has q frontage ON
SPRING street Of no feet, aud IL 2J0 feet deep. IL Is
I'VE stories in hight, beside a high basement, The
roof IL slated In two oOlors with diamond figures,
aud gives the building a unique, aud at the same
time handsome appearance. surrounding the roof
are three towers, the center one higher than the
others. All three are HurmUunted by flag stalls.
The center tower Is reached by circular stairs, but
we shall have TO 90 up there on a special trip ere
we conclude our survey OF the building.
The main entrance 10 the building IL in the cen
ter, on Spring street. and Is surmOuntcd by o high
pOrtico on iron pillars. over this Is a projection
ICON the second aud third stories, with large win
dows. The projections form parts Of parOrs on
these floors, and the view from them OF the famous
Spring street drive and Ito northern portion OF the
city Is superb.
In tue basement Of the building are the barber
saloons. the bath rooms, etc, all furnished a. In
the house, neauy, aud with Taste. On the hrst hOOr
there are i've stores, occupied for various depart
ments OF retail. trade.
VENTILATION OF THE HOUSE.
The Plankinton House is admirably ventilated. II
can be thrown open so that the breeze nom the
river and lake How through Il, aud Ina the warmest
summer days II has been cool and pleasant. In this
particular the guests will enjoy peculiar advantages.
Its build ia snch. and the facilitie7 ior warming II
by stuam 30 good, that in winter during the cold
term It will be 90 warm A. In summer 1t Is delight
fully cool.
rHF FURNITURE oF THE HOTEL.
Equal in importance 20 nn hotel itself IN the fur.
| UiHNtUr. The hnuuaOneaf. most convenient and
most deliberately finished building Ia the world
would be nothing unless furnished IN accordance
with the taste displayed in building. In this par
ucular the public have nothing 10 complain Of Ia
the Plankinton.
The Reading Room IL furnished with easy chairs
and sofas covered with crimson velvet. Thcsc,
with the writing desks, arc all OF new, unique aud
comfortable styles. la the rOtuuda and halls the
sotteos are ct the same style. In the billiard room
the furniture is Of the same description. The din.
ing room Is furnished throughout With blacE walnut.
In the ladies' ordinary the furniture Ia the same.
The ladies parlors on the second noor arc mr-
nished with sofas dtyans and easy chairs OF black
walnut. with beautifully inlaid WINNINGS, aud GOV.
cred with the hnest quality Of velvet, Each OF the
private parlors, on this floor, are furnished with
elegant looking glasses and antique sets Of furni.
turo In brocade reps. The bridal parlor on the
second foor ~ richly furnished la blue reps. Tho
reception parlOr Is furnished with d new aud novel
style Of diyans. chairs, etc, in green reps. The
parlor bed rooms on this ho0r are very Handsomely
furnished, and all the sleeping apartments on this
hoor have the same style Of furniture "a above
described.
on the third aoor the suits OF parlors. with bed
rooms attached, fronting on Spring street, the fur
niturC b. all 81 new styles VI parlor furniture, COW
cred IA yatioua styles, all certainly very rich and In
good taste. The sleeping rooms on this door are
furnished la similar style OF black walnut, with
those on the door below. Tue rooms on the fourth
and hlh floors arc furnished la similar style. The
style Ot furniture Il black walnut with OIL hniah,
very piece that will admit of 1t with marble top.
Each bed throughout the house h. furnished with
tho patent improved spiral spring beds AMI a hrst
qulhty South American hair mattress,
cARFrIa rrc.
The parlors and the bridal ,hambers arc laid
with Rpyalyplyet carpttinV. imported The halls
and private paniors arc laid with tho beet BigolOw
bod brands Of various c1lOrs and dCfipuS, ,UuOB.
pOnding with the furniture. Some 5000 yards OF
this style were used. 1hc third aud fourth stories,
halls aud rooms are laid with the 1ncst tapestry aud
brussels, OF various ColOrs aud designs, and 2.5o1
yards were nfoh. The NTH story + laid with
I tapestry ingram, aud sOmu 100 yards were used.
The inin -%heetiugB. table liuips and napkins. towel.
ING aud other huius are The celebrated Barnsl.y
pools A French Mar'siloa connterpanc for uhe
bridal chamber bed, u one VI the most beautiful
articles OF the Kind We have even stfu.
LGHry0 rHE nousE.
There are la Plaukiuton liO chandelier drops aud
ll9 bracket opeuing-, with a total number Ut 577
burners. The globes for the fixtures are also made
To order uud are unlike any In the United States,
and for styla and hnish cannot b. Crcellcd. The
humber required 10 III NJ the chandeliers Ia i29.
TBE DISIEG ROOM.
The dining room IL 20 By - feet. aud the ladies
Ordinary hulattut 10 u u 70 ~ Us ictt. Both are 10
fret high. The hOoTs are laid IN alternate strips Of
ash and walnut, polished. SiN steam colts, neatly
framed aud covered with marble, heat the room
aud seyrH " aud . light Chaudalipr4 lipht ID. IA the
rear h. a French mirror, T. feet by eight. Milling one
Of the panels, aud eight other mirrors, ~ feet by d,
occupy side and eud panels. The room Is allied
with extension tables, aud has a capacity for seating
300 people comfortably.
THE RrrcHESs.
are we'll worthy Of a visit by the ladies. Like
everything else about the house. they seem 10 be
purf,ct. The main Kitchen Is - by o. feet. and
aud has four large wiulowH. IL has a range with
steamer aud double boiler. The range has four
ovens. In addition there are two large brick ovens
below, where manya batch OF bread or a hne mess
VI pork and beans will be turned out. A new
novelty Tor cooking buckwheat cakes finds place In
the Kitchen.
nor AND CON WATER, ETC.
Throughout, the whole house Is supplied with hot
{ and cold water. 1900 feet OF water pipe supply
this on every door. 10000 feet OF steam pipe heat
{ the house, and 1900 ieet OF gus pipe were required
= Ia the lighting.
, ABOUT Fmrs.
The Plaukinton House is well guarded against
that element, nre, Tho two tanks Ia the 9TH story
are always kept tull aud have u capacity Of l2,OOu
gallons. un each door are ire plugs with 200 feet
Of hose attached, all ready At a moments notice.
: There seems no reason 10 us why a IRE, however
Its headway, cannot be drowned out before II IL
known % occupants OF adjacent halls. The arrange
ment IN this particular seems perfect.
THE ARTISAN WELL.
A distinctive feature OF the house Is an artesiau
wen, to supply 1t with water, This was sunk to the
% depth OF ia feet, when Il struck a gravel bod, from
. which gushcd a clear stream Of sparkling water.
70 II Is soft, like that OF the lake, with a sweet taste,
devoid OF lime, ana comes UP from its deep bed de-
lciously cool.
THE ELEVATOR,
An elevator runs from the bottom TO the top Of
; the house, with approaches from each door. III
U by o iett. IL runs by steam and Ia 30 simple in ia
: construction as 10 be easily managed. IL is sale
aud has extra projections, 50 that 1t seems impossi
bic Tor an accident 20 occur. The elevator ia built
D of black walnut and oak, aud the car isa very hand
b some aiilir. IL contains sofas Tor passengers TO
ut upon while gong mp and down, The elevator
saves all Necessity Tor climbing mp aud down stairs,
taking guests from the otfice door ana landing them
On the door where their own apartments are. II
1 Isl handsome affair aud VIII be much used.
THE BILLIARD ROOM
81 on the nrat door to the left, and In the rear Of the
oflye, it Is 40 by 90 feet, with high ceilings. The
A n11r AZ lad IA ash aud bllCk walnut, matched, aud
: the walls arc grained below aud white above. ThC
rooms contain seven Of WncoX's tables, manufac'
/, turcd especially Tor the room aud with the lates
improvements, Running about the room are raised
! platforms which will contain 100 velvet covered
chairs Tor spectators,
TIM PLANKISToN HOUSE
IL under the management Of Messrs. MArrHEws
sAGuE a Co. All the members Of the arm ar,
: pragucll busincaa mon, and know how to keep d
hotel" They have a hne house, and thoy will keep
) 1t la the bast style, No persons should visit NH,
I wanEes without stopping At the PlanEinton.
THROUGH THE P-LANKINToH.
4, Having gwen tho readers a general idea OF thu
! PlanklutOn House, We cannot leave the subject
J without taking the reader On a trip through the
| building,
We step on Spring street into tho entrance ana
follow a hall 20 by 90 feet into the rotOunda. This
= hall IL lined with velvet cushioned seats for guests,
and un the right hand Is the cosy reading room,
where are Kept ON nile ali the papers Of the leading
cities.
rsssiug through the hall We enter the oiice which
runs parallel with spring street ana is no by ~
/ feet. The office prODer NJ al the head OF the hail