Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-09-09
BUCKMAN'S NEW HOTEL.
Description Of the Building When
Finished -FineSt in the CITY.

Description Of the Building When
Finished Finest in the City.
| The plans and specifications for
Hon. c. B. Buckman's new hotel are
about complete, and a look at them
shows that the building, when CON-
plete, win be one OF the finest and
most modern buildings in Little
Falls. This morning a Transcript
reporter called at the office of Tour
tillott & Triplett, the architects, and
was shown the plans OF the new
building. I. :.
The hotel will have a frontage Of
los feet on First street and 100 feet
on Maple avenue. It will be three
stories in height with basement, and
will cost $4,000. The main entrance
to the building will be on First street,
near the corner, into a large alcove
which leads into the Office. This will
be a large, pleasant and well lighted
room, furnished with all the latest
appliances to be found in modern
hosiery. Back of the office is the
baggage room, and across a corridor
from this is pleasant ladies waiting
room with separate street entrance
leading out ON First street. The din
ing room Is at the south end of the
building facing the street 1t will be
large and comfortable and easily
seat from one hundred to one humid
red twenty-five at time.
On the other side of the office, 'front.'
ing on Maple avenue, is the barber
shop. In the rear of this are bath
rooms and lava tories Of the very lat
est design and supplied with hot and !
cold water. Beyond the tonsorial |
the bar will be found,
In the rear of which will be number
of card rooms, etc. The last apart
ment will be used as a large billiard
hall, fitted up with both pool and
billiard tables. Behind this will be a |
large room which will be given to |
men, in which to unpack
their trunks and display their samp-
les.
The second and third stories of the
building will contain fifty-five sleep
ing apartments. The average size of !
these will be ten by twelve feet, with
a ten foot ceiling. All will be furn-
ished with handsome furniture and !
The ladies parlor will be !
on the second floor, directly
over the Office. It will command an |
excellent view up First street and on
Maple avenue toward the river.
This will be one Of the largest and
most commodious apartments in |
the house, being twelve feet in width
and twenty-seven feet in length. 1t |
will be handsomely furnished, and
three open fire places will add to the |
comfort and agreeableness of the
room.
The building will be built through
out OF white, brick. The entrance
on the first floor, will be arched and
those above square, making a very
attractive appearance. The office
and ladies reception room and par
lor will be finished in natural hard
wood and the sleeping apartments
In northern pine. The laundry and
store rooms will be in the basement.
The building will be heated
with steam, and hot and
cold water. The contract calls for
the building to be completed and
ready for occupancy by Jan. l. 1883,
and In speaking OF the matter this
morning Hon. Buchanan said it was
the Intention to put as MANY men to
work as possible, SO that there
would he noquestion about 1T being
inisbed ON the date specified.
1t will be ofinterest to local knights
If Pythias to know that at the recent
meeting of the Supreme lodge the
itual was revised, and important
:hanges made. The Pythian Advo-
ate, edited by the Grand Chancellor
II Minnesota says of it.: i
The new work which was adopt
ID, and will in due season be official
y promulgated, is without doubt
The finest and choicest work of it's
Kind extant. In diction, choice of
language and presentation, it far
'urpasses the fondest idealism, and
will be hailed with delight by all
overs Of The heautifnl ritualistfc