The Portland daily press., 1893-01-02
THE NEW CLUB HOUSE.
rhe Athletic Association to Occupy Their
New Quarters Today.

Saturday afternoon large number OF
the members of the Athletic Association
and their lady friends visited the new
club house, which it is expected will be
ready for occupancy today.
The noble old mansion, of the colonial
style SO fast disappearing, will prove one
of the most comfortable and sumptuous
in the country Built in the latter part
of the last century, it bears the stamp of
dignity and wealth that marks all build
inos of it's class that have survived to the
present. 1t is three storied, and from
it's commanding position at the corner OF
Spring and Oak streets, the entire har-
Dor and it's approaches, the Cape shore
and the city, are all in the view from its
windows. The great parlors on the east
side are so feet by 20 in size, and IL feet
in height. On the west side is the re-
ception room, about 20 by 20, with its
wide open fireplace and settees, and in
the rear of the reception room the din
ing hall, connecting with the parlors and
reception room by wide doorways. Off
of the reception room is convenient
little room for the steward. The parlors
are finished in white and gold, with
light Brussels carpe. to correspond with
the Nile green paper, while the rich
solid oak furniture is upholstered in
leather. The reception room is in dark
er shades, and is furnished with an
abundance of luxurious arm, reclining
and easy chairs and sofas in all patterns.
The desks andl newspaper racks and
book cases are beautifully carved. and
there is large desk especially constructs
ed for the magazines. The dining hall is
in Pompeian red, with oak tables and
high back oak chairs upholstered IN
leather. Lunch will be served daily at
D. m. and dinner at p. m. Later meals
will be furnished at any bour of the day
or evening. Mr.. Rideout will be the ca
terer. The kitchen in the rear of the
dining hall is very large and completely
fitted for it's requirements.
The second floor is. devoted over the
parlors to the card rooms and toilet
rooms, and over the reception room is
the elegant library. Over the dining
hall is the committee room, arranged SO
that it can be used for a private dining
room.
The billiard room in the third story is
e L
beauty. 1t takes UP the whole front
and accommodates three tables of the
latest Briggs make. Around the sides
of the room on raised platforms are com.
Portable settees for players and speota-
tors. At each end is an old fashioned
fireplace for wood fires. There is one
other room on this floor, and that is the
pipe room, where tits allowable to smoke
pipes. Elsewhere in the house cigars
and cigarettes are permitted.
The roofs of the ell and of the gymna
SUM will be raised, and in the summer
! there will be canvas awnings, the roofs
being used as roof gardens.
The boilers for the steam heating are
in the basement and also the electric
light plant. The gymnasium in the real
will be ready February 1st. 1t is 50x3;
and about so feet in height. Aroune
the inside of the gymnasium race track
is built. In the basement is the grea
swimming tank, IS by Is feet, four bowl
ing alleys-two of them for private use
room for bicycles, and the dressing
rooms and lockers of members.
The Walter Corey Company is entitled
to great praise for the elegant furniture
of the club. It is, rich, substantial, ele
CANT and worthy of the most wealth,
clubs in the country. W. 7. Kilborn &
Co. provided the handsome carpets ane
curtains, W. A. Lowe the scientific
plumbing, John Burrowes the carpenter
work, John Flanagan the. excavating
and N. P. whitman the painting. Tx
Mr.. John Calvin Stevens, the architect
is due the skilful planning that has made
the old house luxurious modern clut
house.
Eventually there will be lawn tennis
ground ON it's Oak street side.
A dainty New Years gift-box Huy