The daily gazette., 1882-05-02
noYER,s HTG HOTEL.
The Richardson House and How 1t Looks
"A Description of the Building.


Especial Correspondence of the Gazette.l
Dover, May From present appear
ances and according to Colonel William G.
Fountains calculations the "Richardson
House," DOver's new hotel, will be open
and ready for guests by the first Of June.
The new building is well advanced toward
completion and work is being pushed for
ward as rapidly as possible. Already fair
idea of the elegance which will mask the
structure from roof to basement can be
formed, and 1t will be hotel of which Mr..
A. B. Richardson, the proprietor, may well
be proud, and in this feeling the people of
Dover can heartily join.
The new hotel has very fine location
close to Dover's $40, 900 post Office, upon the
piece of ground formed by the converging Of
King and Main streets. 1t has a frontage Of
150 feet ON King and 140 on Main street,
and is so feet wide at the narrow end, front
ing the post office, and 85 feet at the other
end. The exterior of the building is rich
and handsome. George Harding, an archi-
tect of national reputation, designed 1t, and
the outward appearance for beauty and har-
mony will compare with any building in the
county. 1t is four-story structure, built
of brick, with stone and marble trimmings
which set it off well, and wide pavements
around 1t, marble staircases at the entraces
and a beautiful fountain playing In the open
grassy space at the southern end.
If the outward appearance Is handsome,
that of the interior will be palace-like. The
rotunda room is large and rOomy, being 40
by 40 feet. The flooring of marble tile, the
elegant mirrors, the fine furniture, wide en-
frances and the handsome winding stairway
will make 1t look very attractive indeed. 1t
will have new stand and telegraph Office
connected by Western Union wires situated
conveniently. The dining room on the same
floor, will be the handsomest apartment in
the State. The floor will be of handsome
tile, the walls and ceiling will be frescoed
and wainscoating and panel work will run
around the walls. The basement will con-
tain the bar-room, a billiard saloon, genu-
inc Chinese laundry, &c. Joseph Rich,
whose afiable and obliging manner win be
remembered by all who quartered at the
Capital in the winter of 1881 will be In
charge of the billiard parlor.
The hotel will have a capacity of 200
guests. The rooms are all fine and there is
not a back room in the house, all fronting
on some street and being well lighted and
vent Hated. Railways Is feet wide are on
each floor. There is hot and cold water,
gents and ladies' toilets, steam radiators and
electric bells. In fact it has all the features
of strictly first-class hotel. Walter Butler
of this place will beday clerk. The contract
ors for the hotel were Fisher g. Bockman of
Dover. Jerry Cannon of Dover was the
plasterer, and the painting was done by
George Morgan of the same place. The
stairs were put in by Henry Evans of VIII
mington.
All in all the hotel is a monument to
Dover and will do much to raise the standard
of the town. The cost is about 100000
and Mr. A. B. Richardson, the builder, can
have the proud satisfaction of having given
the place one of the finest hotels In the land.
| Its success is assured, and already a number
| of families have secured board.