Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-06-06

KnoxviIls's New Hotel Building,

To be Erected by mr.. Frank McNuIty.
Knoxville has long felt the want of
a good hotel building, fitted up with
modern improvements and arranged
with view to comfort and convent
ence. Mr.. Frank McNulty, of the en-
terprising firms of McNulty, George &
Co., and McNulty & Anderson, has at
last undertaken to supply that want.
The building will be located at the
northeast corner of Gay and Clinch
streets, adjoining the present Central
House. He has already commenced
the work of removing the brick store
houses which stood on the ground and
of excavating the earth for spacious
basement story under the entire
building. The architect is Mr..
Joseph +. BaumanD, in whose Office
we saw, yesterday, drawings of the
new building. Mr.. Baumann has
gained considerable distinction in this
aud surrounding country for the
knowledge and skill and excellent
good taste he displays in his profess
sion. a.
The main building fronts As feet on
/ Gay street and runs back 200 feet on
Clineh nearly to State street. 1t is to
be three stories high exclusive of the
basement. The outside walls are to
| be of pressed brick. The first and
second stories will be occupied by
Messrs. McNulty & George as a whole
sale and retail store. They will be
finished and fitted up in first class
style. In the second and third stories,
exclusive of the ell, there will be
about sixty large and we'll ventilated
/ rooms. Mr.. AIcNulty proposes to
! give special attention TO the matter of
ventilation, "A thing too often over
looked in buildings of this kind, and
something so necessary to the health
aud comfort of persons who may re-
side temporarily or otherwise ia hotels.
On the second floor above the base
ment will be the office, parlors, &c.
The ell will be twenty-five by sew
enty-five feet, and will contain The
dining room, laundry and other rooms.
The first story front will be of cast
iron. The basement story will be one
large ICON, with row Of iron col
umns through the centre. Second
floor the same. The cornice, window
caps, &C., will be Of galvanized iron,
of the latest improved patterns.
The rooms will all have outside win.
DOVE, with doors opening into the
hail. over which there will be broad
trausoms, and they will be 80 arranged
as to be occupied conveniently by
families or parties who may wish to be
in close proximity to each other.
From the dining snd upper rooms the
finest mountain scenery will be visible,
and the surroundings generally will
be of a very pleasant character.
Mr.. McNulty will name the new no,
tel the Hattie House." and The
cuisine Of the house should gather
something of inspiration from the
name, as we personally know, having
recently had the pleasure of partaking
of an excellent lunch prepared by
Miss Hattie, with her own hands, and
to its excellent quality we can bear
testimony.
The masonry of the building will
BE- done by Mr.. NJ. E. Woody, whose
capacity a. a builder il well known in
Knoxville.
The iron front and inside columns
will be constructed at the Knoxville
Foundry and Machine Company. The
cornics aud tiu-work will be done By
the well known firm of Butt, DePue
& Co. So, It will be seen that Mr.. Nc
Nulty ID patTouizing home industry.
The contract for the carpenters work
has not yet been awarded, we under
sand. The work will be pushed for
/ ward as rapidly as possible and will be
completed in the shortest possible
time, consistent with the execution of
frst-class work. We congratulate Mr..
McNulty and the people of Knoxville
upon this excellent improvement and
wish him abundant success.