Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-09-10
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THE DRAwIN0s ON KxHnITIoN IN wILN1S0roN-
DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW Bu1LDNa-p pRosrEors
FOR IT'S Observation-Disclosures &c. 49,
The drawings for the new hotel which It il
proposed to erect Oh the grounds of tho Reho-
both Camp-Meeting Association have been for
wafded to this city and are now OH exhibition At
the store OF VIM H. Billany. They were pre-
pared by Frank #. Davis, Architect, Baltimore.
are remarkably woll executed, and give 1
very comprehensive idea Of tho fine proportions
OF the building which they arc intended to re-
present. ' ~ -
The new hotel will front z'.'lt JF
4.0H-u 200 FEET on THE OCEAN pl91
and extend in depth 2i6 feet. It will be three
stories high, aud be built in two parallel wings
| about so feet apart, aud Joined together by .
back building in the rear 200 feet long, or ex-
tending the whole length OF tho space covered
Dy aae tS Two wings and ne intervening space be.
tending from the front q the building to the
back building will be sssihe croquet ground or
lawn 6Ox64 fest, And Arols Aass three sides, with
covered corridor at Hle IrJot end, will bs built
around mo front sides. and almost the whole OF
the building. This verandah will Afford ''a
.HIAa APRoMENADH ALMOST 1000 FEET
in length, which is probably not excelled by any
hotel in the country. Each Of the wings will be
surmounted by handsome tower, portion of
which will be used as sleeping apartments. The
,yerandsh will be covered by roof which is to
building, broken at the ends Of the wings BY the
towers and by elevations in the center OF the
wing, at the corners Of the back building and in
the front OF the same between tho two wings.
The building l. to be Of Frame we'll lighted, and
with high ceilings. Numerous entrances are
provided In all parts Of the building.
THE FIRST FLOOR.
In tho vo,,%l ,,,y,,,, -, II, :. - a
office, 24x89, and Immediately back Of this viii
rise double stairway. Further back in the |
same wing will be the ladies' parlor, 34x75 feet.
with private ladies' room 1874 feet inches, |
another stairway and the children's dining room,
"a by So in the rear and in tho back building. In
the front end Of the north wing viii be the gem
tieman's parlor. 2ixs9. with double stairway |
IN the rear. The remaining portion of the |
first floor Of this wing wifi be devoted to |
bed rooms, 12x13 and 9xl3, communicating,
and on both sides OF hall which runs |
through the centre OF the wing Back Of these, |
In the back-building, is another stairway and ! |
smoking room, lsxl4. 8. Tho dining hail, 89xsO !
feet is located in the backbuilding between tho /
Two wings The kitchen, pantry and laundry |
I are IN separate building to the rear Of the
oack-building, but adjoining IL. A prominent
Eeature Of the above description, aud one which
will commend itself to all persons who have
had any experience in hotel life, is the starways,
four in number, two Of them double, which af-
lord easy access to the upper foors from all
parts of the building. -T.a....l ~
.. .,.7.. THE SECOND HLooR. r-..s. f..I /
hall way feet wide will extend through
he centre Of both the wings and the back.
building, dividing them of in such manner a.
y admit OF easy and appropriate subdivision.
lor ksleepng apartments. There are 81 bed
'poms on this floor, many of them communities
ng. In size they vary from 9xi4 to IA. 0
eusre. The nurses dormitory is on the sec-
,hd floor Of the building in tho rear Of the back
building, with bath rooms. &C., adjoining.
THE THIRD AND ATTIC FLOODS. mo-,
The third floor is similar In design to tue
second, with the Eame number Of rooms and OF
lle same size. In tho attic or elevations in the
ihferent parts Of the building, are A sleeping |
extends entirely around the building az on tho |
over floors. There are in all 1870 bed rooms,
,s0Sble OF accommodating 500 guests. .il..0 "a |
\ u,.....r.. THE FURNITURE r,..s-Iar.r. 4
w1l be Of very best class, and such ~ is found |
oily in hotels Of the first grade. The parlors
will be elegantly fitted up, aud the sleeping
srtrtments on the first floor will contain walnut
with probably cottage sets on the up
pet ones. 1t is Intended that tho hotcl shall be
nothing inferior to the best at Cape May and
other seaside resorts, while an effort will be |
mSde to keep the terms considerably below |
boArd will not be more than SIS or S20jper week,
according to location of rooms, and an effort will
be hnsde to keep the rates - near that standard
Ne possible. /, ..l s.g.5 .r-.f. .,,5 ..Nyf |
LOCATION, &c. ...,.-
The site for the new hotel has not yet been se-
ecfed, but it is probable that 1t will be located
N Surf Avenue, ss near to Rehoboth AZ possi-
I'D The design is TO begin work on the build
ny sometime this fall, and to have it compile
ed before the opening Of another season. The
york will be done by contract, and we under
tand that proposals will be invited soon in Hal
more, Philadelphia and Wilmington. The, es-
mated cost Of the building is $40 900, which it
! proposed to raise by the issue Of stock. Al
noSt enough has already been sold TO warrant
'egnning Of tho work. It has been principally
AIKEN in this city and Baltimore. -