Daily Republican., 1882-12-14
GRAND UNION HOTEL,
A HANDSOME STRUCTURE A T
FRONT AND FRENCH
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The Grand Union Hotel, located on
the Northeast corner Of Front and
French streets. directly opposite the
p, W. 81 b. Railroad station, owned
by Mr.. Henry BlOutb, formerly OF
Troy, New York, is nearing compile
ton and in the course OF week or two
will be opened to the public.
The building presents beautiful
sight from the outside, while the in
terror Is no less attrec i've and 1t ID co !.
sidered one of the finest buildings In
Wilmington and certainly reflects much
credit on the architect, contractor ana
all others who aided in its construction
as we'll as adding beauty to thNt Sec
ton of the city.
The building iS built OF hne press
brick, three So. ries in helghth with
high nansard roof thus forming four
stories. The building is built In the
shape of an l.. and frorts both on
Front and French streets. The main
portion of the lower floor is fitted up in
the highest style of architectural art
Ani is beyond doubt the finest bar
room in the city.
It's designed by tho owner OF this
building to have tirst-class hotel anu
restaurant and with this object in view
the bar-room has been fitted up accord
ingly. As you enter the main door,
the bar, proper, is situated on the riRht
while the left side of the room will be
used AZ = restaurant. Both bar ana
restaurant are supplied with large
couaters aRd side boards made OF bay
wood and ash with hard oil finish and
fancy trimmings. =,
Ths interior Of this room, when Axsd
up ready for business, will present
novel sight not often seen in hotels In
these parts. To the rear of the bar
room, facing Front street, is tho gentle
mons dining room in which will be
placed several round table, where
meals will be served to regular board
Srs or TO transient guests.
| Adjoining this room is the hall way
and Kitchen, the latter Deing titfsd up
with every convenience for serving
n,sals and supplying the restaurant
with eatibies at short notice. A large
patent range is the most noticeable tea
ture in thiS department,
| A private entrance for ladies' is To-
Gated on Front street about midway OF
the building, which Opeus into . spa
cious hallway. Kntering this private
door you ascend an open stairway to
the ladles' parlor or restaurant above,
Which il divided off into two apart
ments by sliding deere. Adjoining
these rooms II the main parlor, which
: will be- handsomely fitted up. Thii
floor also contains several airy bed
rooms bath and wash rooms for the
accommodate Of guests. The THIRD
and fourth floors are devoted exclusive
ly to bed rooms, all Of which are con-
, venient ard r0Omy, each room belnt
, supplied with closet.
The entire building contains 1'
; rooms, nicely divided off with a view
to convenience and comfort, spacion
hallways op each floor divided OIL from
the stairways by neat doors. A pri
vate stairway leads from the kitchen &
. TIE top of the house for this use OF tn
family. A dumb waiter alsu extend
t fruiu he lower floor 20 the second story
= Ia the rear o. the building are three
J large porches, adjoining each sto-!
] whlChmakes n pleasant resort dunn
q theiyummer months. Small porticos ex
6 tend from the second s,ory in front Q
t shc building, the same being surround
81 eG wiSd an IRON railing.
# The windows in the front part OF tn
l. entire building are of double the
y French plate glass, while these Npo
the inside are of enamel with role
d cathedral border glass Of various color
which forms an attractive apDearant
from the inside. The entire structul
is devoid of wall paper, having bee
nicely white coated and finished wit
yellow pine in hard oil throughou
" The gas fixtures and all other equil
y ments are of the latest designs an
- everything blends well together l
point of beauty.
+" Those TO whom sGedit ID due for tI
erection of such handsome structul
- are the following:
70 Messrs. Graham and Son we're th
u u architects; Harry Lape, the generi
:. contractor, who also did the carpent'
~ work; II. g. Simpson did the brio
l. work; Robert Haddock the plasterinl
J. Ed ward Murphy the tinwork; j..
d Brison the plumbing; Higgins 81 Brc
!" had charge of the painting and glazin
j. this part of the work doing much t.
+. wards beautifying both the exterl'
IL and interior of the building. Simmer
u 81 Bro furnished the mill work an
a Finn Il jackson put in the ranges ar
y heaters. In few days the buildiI
l. will be turned over to the owner Nj
will not be very long, in furnishing II
+ same and throwing it open to the .pu
/ llic. This large hotel bids fair to be
1r success as Wilmington is rapidly grow
u ing and often times all the leading b
* * tells of the city are taxed to their
~ most.