Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-10-24
THE BIG OLYMPIA HOTEL.
One OF the Chain Of fine Hotels on the
Sound.

This year has been a milestone i'm
the hotel history of Puget Sound, and
Olympia is in it. Olympia has COM
pleted her fine house, Fairhaven and
AnacOrtes the same, and Seattle and
Port Townsend have nearly completed
theirs. Tacoma has prepared the plans
for the finest of all, and wien all these
houses are all completed and ready for
guests, tour OF the Sound will be at
tended by every pleasure OF travel.
Our own house CONFORMS ns most.
The building presents an imposing
appearance from all directions. It's
many balconies, alcoves and dormer
windows, afford many "lounging
places" SO much priced by people of
leisure, and which are such an attrac-
ton to tourists and others who come to
"spy out the land" 1t stands upon a
commanding cminence, overlooking
the bay, ut the west juncture of Eighth
street and Main. 1t is frame build
ing, with brick and stone basement,
lis by 140 feet in size, with four stories
and an attic. The basement is 10 feet
in height, and contains billiard room
80 by 65 feet, west of which is a large
space devoted to washrooms, toilets,
etc. At the extreme west is the barber
shop and sample rooms, II by a feet
each, and south of these two more
sample rooms % by 36 feet, bath rooms,
etc. At the southwest end is the bake
house "a by % feet, cast the trunk
room 80 by 80, and in the front and
center the wine cellar, "a by 80 feet,
and the elevator shaft, by 8 feet.
The first story is Is feet in the clear.
The main parlor is in the northeast
corner. and is 3O4 by 81 #. 10 in. with
wide sliding doors. The dancing room,
3OA by A feet, is west of the parlor, and
adjoining, it still further to the west,
the smoking-room, 16 by "a. Then
comes the vestibule and hall stairs,
eight feet wide, and in the northwest
corner is the dining-room, 3Ot by 50
feet.
The main entrance is on Main street,
and is eleven feet wide. On each side
OF the entrance are private offices, II
by 20 feet each. At the west end are
the elevator and the grand stairway
nine feet wide. The hallway enters
the main office, 63 by 80 feet, covered
with cathedral glass. leaving IA large
court to light the inside rooms above.
At the south of the main entrance are
three suites of rooms ii by 16 feet,
with alcove and closets to each room.
Next west are the private family dining
room 144 by 32a feet, the breakfast
26t by 32 feet, the vestibule and hall
S feet wide. and on the extreme west
and rear of the building the kitchen
3O4 by 43feet.
The second story contains Al large
rooms, EN- suite, with baths, water clo-
sets, and large, light and well ventilated
vestibules, six and eight feet wide. The
third story contains the same number
of rooms, with same arrangement. The
height of these stories is l2 feet. The
attic, on fourth story, has 90 rooms, IL
by II feet, with lO-fOOt ceiling, and the
whole upper floor is lighted by II sky
lights and IA large dormers. There is
not dark room in the building. Every
provision is made for the comfort of
guests. Large, wide porches ON the
south, east and north sides, give an air
OF Southern hospitality to the edifice.
Four balconies on each floor with nu-
merous alcoves, afford means of privacy
i'll outdoor recreation. Safety is as we'll
guarded. There are four hose reels on
each floor with ample water connec-
tions; the elevator, three flights OF wide
stairs and five fire escapes from each
story.
The building is lighted throughout
10y gas and electricity, and heated by
steam. Electric call bells connect
every room with the main office, and
every appliance is used to make the
hotel in all respects first-class.