Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-14
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The Arlington Inn.

In the state. No money viii be spared to
furnish it throughout in an appropriate
manner and when its generous doors are
thrown open to the public it is ex-
II all of its details from
the ample culinary department on the
ground floor 10 the linen and sewing rooms
on the Top floors. The building, designed
b. our local architects, Messrs. Messer,
Sanguinet Il AIesser. for the Fort Worth and
Arlington Heights land and investment
company, is a modern adaptation of that
'.old colonial. " is to be built on the high and
commanding portion of Arlington Heights,
overlooking the beautiful Trinity valley to
the north and commanding view of nearly
the entirei heights to the east, west and
south,
1t will have a frontage to the south of
lS5 feet and six inches, by depth of lis
feet and six inches.
The first'story viii be twelve feet high,
built of selected Bennett pressed brick,
laid up in red mortar, and with Pecos stone
trimming around ell angles and window and
door openings. The second story is of
frame, is fourteen feet high and weather.
boarded. The third and fourth stories are
ten feet high each, and are shingled. and
the whole is surmounted with a high
pitched ornamental roof. with numerous
gables, towers, dormer windows, etc.
The main entrance is approached over a
handsome fight of PecOs stone steps, thirty
feet wide, to a porch twenty-five feet wide
By one hundred and twenty feet long. OPP
posite the steps there is a vestibuled en-
france through two pairs of handsome plate
glass doors, into the rotunda. or gen
eral lOunging room, which will have a
polished hardwood floor, paneled ceiling,
high pansled waiuscOtiug and decorated
walls. This room is about 40XS0 feet, with
numerous bay windows, alcoves, hooks,
etc. and there will be q huge stone fire
place and mautel at opposite end to en-
trance, arranged to burn large logs. This
fireplace will be set back in d recess and
surrounded by comfortable upholstered
seats.
The Office is at the side of the rotunda, and
in connection with a private office, check
room. etc. Across the corridor from the
office are the ladies reception rooms and
parlOrs, and a little further on are the ele-
vator and main stair case, leading down to
the first story and up TO the third and fourth
stories
Just opposite the main stair and elevator
is the
GRAND PARLoR AND BALL ROOM,
thirty-five by seventy-iye feet in size, with
large windows around three sides, and
very large open fireplace and mantel at one
end. This room will be finished up with a
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and elaborate in finish.
Descending the main stair. to the first
story, we find the. grand dining hall, thirty
five by seventy feet, with high colonial
wainscoting, and paneled ceiling with heavy
beams.
Back of the dining hall is the kitchen,
thirty-iive by forty feet, with large recess
for range, with an immense ventilating
hood over all to carry off the fumes of the
cooking.
Back of the kitchen is the pastry cooks
room, with a large bake oven extending
out under the ground. The smoke and
ventilating stack from kitchen and bake
oven is seventy feet high above the ground.
The other portion of the first story con-
tains the children's and servants dining
rooms, trunk room, pantries, pastry room,
cold storage room, etc. The lavatories,
fitted up with most improved sanitary
plumbing fixtures, such as white marble
basins with niclle-plated legs and tEim-
ming; also the barber shop, smoking room,
general and ladies' billiard rooms. All on
the south side. and on the north
sidewe have the heating and fuel rooms,
steam laundry and servants quarters.
In the east end of the second story there
are fifteen choice chambers, arranged en-
suite with private bath rooms, fitted with
hot and cold artesian water
The third floor has thirty-seven large
airy chambers, and among them six suites,
with bath room connections.
The fourth floor has twenty-three extra
large bed rooms arranged similar TO those
on the third floor
AL the bedrooms have access to balco-
MES which are not continuous, but only
connected with each suite of rooms, which
arrangement secures them absolute privacy.
The entire building will be heated by steam
and lighted by electricity. The porches
avr1 40 all no fllT1vOynqTnd nv
electricity in most tasteful manner I'm
mediately over the main entrance will be
clustero of electric lights, forming the words,
We Arlington Inn the name by which
this magnificent building viii henceforth be
known.
The grounds are being beautifully laid
out for flower gardens, lawns and walks,
and lawn tennis courts are being con-
structed on the most approved modern
ideas, and will be only one of the many
features that the company have arranged
for the entertainment of their guests.
The entire house in the construction of
which over half a million brick, 45O, GOO feet
Of lumber. and other materials in proper
lion are to be lsed, is contracted to be COM
pleted on or before July l, 1892.
The preceding may be termed the techni-
cal description of this new hotel which
will be no small factor in draw
ing to Fort Worth those persons
who desire while transacting bust
ness TO enjoy the comforts afforded
by such an institution. The Arlington will
not be merely tourists hotel; it will be
open every day III the year, and is designed
10 meet The needs of the general travelling
public As far Us its location is concerned,
no hotel in the state and so far rs known
in the Southwest, has itsequal. Healthtul
high, surrounded by a country fair
10 look upon, removed from the din, dust
and turmoil Of the city, yet as accessible as
II located on one of our principal
streets. with every convenience
not TO say luxury, afforded by
any hotel in the country, it offers attrac-
tons which win weigh greatly with the
travelling public. A hotel located as this
will be, with every convenience and
beauty which this will have, with
eighty-seven. airy sleeping apartments,
arteSian water throughout, lighted with
electricity and heated by steam, grand rar-
Tors and ballroom, Ye Arlington will be-
come the social headquarters of North
west Texas. Our citizens can
order q dinner here and enjoy
II to the queens lasts, while the tired-out
family from the mountains or the sea can
here find rest and recuperation on that
happy middle ground.
An order mas been placed with the Pull
mans for additional cars so that the service
will be shortened to ten-minute intervals.
Another power house viii be
erected on The Clear Fork with two
$50 howe power engines aud $50 horse
-Fower battery of boilers, making service