The morning call., 1892-12-29
"A: GREAT HOTEL:
st. Louis Will ::Soon: Have F;ne
:. Tweive-Story. Structure. :.

:: St-sl4oQls tRepuDilc. : -
:. The foaslnE population " OF s.. ;E0lis .ha,
grown :to<such vast Proportions withn rl4s:
past few years that the old hetels ard a;E
new ones under way or projected will lie ifQ
more than are wan ted to actoInmDdate. ths.-
travelling public and the *home people :. !:
This fact has been pretty generality Teco =:
nlZed for senEe time past, and IN an effurt; To-
first meet the requirements Of tic tInfs:
two or.three different hotel e n terbrisesh ava
been inaugurated and each of them is. now
in fair stageeof prog ress.. .:''' s :
The latest hotel undertaking has beru..
devised by the Legg-Bl Blackwell -B{ack W. Il:
der HofbroQk Realty Company, who hayi
had plans prepared by tie j r. l. egg AIcE>:.
ltectural Conpa ny for "a fire -pE0oI, twH1 vf::.
story, $500, ,0c0 hotel building, designed fer
summer garIenon thereof. l2S feet apgvA.
tbe sidewalk. -
Bids are BOW being taken. for the .eon4::
struction of This building. IL Isl 10 ,occtlny "a !.
station on the west side of Sexenth stEeef,
having frontage Qf:4S feer}iY a.deptii Ill.
127 IS opposite the city fire engine hiiIlSe::
On the north, south and west, Side i:f2=
this property there lis a'.pdbifcs. way
fourteen feet vida: leading eltt. III:
Olive street. on the north and Pine -Streft:
on the SOUTH, and these courts are to he
handsomely paved and. censerted into;
arcades in the development OF tire hOtei si tei
and the property OF john v. Hogan, fFQIft.
ing on Olive street. With such. an adj;
yantageous site the 'h9tel Will be sarroundfti
by sunlight on all sides and have tie beS of.
ventilation. The ground now has am old
building upon: it wHieh will shortly be Tts.,
owed, as thepFaperty has beenleaSed fro IN:
the owners, j.: F.. Carton And :HoWarji"
Benoist. by the Ieal-estata: firm named. fer
ninety-nlne years. -at5 per cent per annua
on valuation OF. S154000..
In many ways this new restaurant and
European hotel will: resemble. -Kinsley's 81
Chicago, only that it is :ih htended 20 c6ii1 uct:
the St Louis house op~ a gfander and .hlGrs
magnificent scale. :;
The building is to be completed be for,i
the close of next year. 1t is designed after:
the English basement. plan, the haSsfieni
floor being about half below the leVel.oi. thts
sidewalk, while the level of the first 1OQf
is about four and Il half feet abpye the SIDE.
walk.
The first two stories viii. ba o. red granite.
with bold rock face fronts decorated with
finely cut trimmings, carved capitals, pol
lshed granite pinths and. heavy nodded
bolts, forming sllls for the thirdsstorY' wis.'
dows. The superstructure above VIII be OF
dark pressed brick with brown stone tr:iml
miugs, the facade being broken by Furnished
copper ories and Barbar balconies rising
over terra Gotta eornices.
The building will have a frame of STEEL
and wrought iron, thoroughly protected
with concrete of breeze and plaster paris.
out will be floored with mosaic and encaus-.
tic things, with the margins skirted with
marble. The vestibules on both fronts. In
the basement and main floor, will be lined
with Italian MARBLE and the corridors cnm-
muEicaiing with the main stairs ana elevd--
tors will be lined with white poll
marble. = =.
This structure is to be lard plaster through
out, finished in quartered white oak and
equipped with the best system: of electric
lighting, steam heating and annnnciators~
with bells and returns. The building is
arranged for the first three Iower::stoT{es. til
be run separately from the hotel: de-
partment. as a irst-class gents .lunrIl:
room, ladies' lunchroom and '-GeStau-
rant, and ladies' and -gents' resi- at!s
rant and refreshment-rooms. general dining
hall and club ana banquet rob ffS---all to be:
under the management of=a first class. ca.
terer. and conducted on magnificent sealez<:
The hotel compartment will .;be- arrange i
and equipped to be operated simflaI. t.
Young's of Boston. withrooms Single or et1.
suite of from two TO five, WITT. private 'batl,
and toilet accommodations, and meals or:
dered by card from restaurant or dtnfnE='
hall. This new hotel is to-be krgwri as the
Benost. -.