The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-03
NEWTOWN INN.
A Model and Attractive House
RISES FROM ITS ASHES LIKE PHENIX
THE HEALTHFUL AIR AND ATTRACTIONS
OF OLD OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE
BUILDING DESTROYED LAST FALL.

Those who Witnessed the fire of tho
Sth of last september, when the historic
Dicks hotel was burned To the ground
would hardly have belle wed that u build
x Uf the proportions of the Newtow1
Ina could have been erected in tue me
lG was. Ground was bruken On nr about
December l, and notwithstanding great
deal of stormy weather, tue ho.el WAS
ready for occupancy by the first day Il
May.
The plans for the new hotel were draw
by Architect David Bloomfield Uf Mer-
uan, and the CONTRACTOR was Henry l.
NUrGhUuse of the same city. The hUte
has frontage OF SO feet, and u depth OF
lO2 feet. The hotel has about so rooms
All told. The hotel WAS planned for liRh'
and comfort, and a trip through the
house showed that the architect had ad-
Inirably succeeded. Across the entirt
front on the ground floor Is piazza II
feet wide, and length of So feet.
Ente. ing The main door one passes in
toa large reception room, filled with easy
chairs and seUtees. Al the right is the
hotel office ard private Office of Land
lord Leonard. Az the left are the at
tractiVe and spacious parlors, handsome
ly furnished and home like. The dining
rooms, private and large dinirg hall,
are on the first floor Ia the wing aud are
airy and pleasant rooms. Beyond this
are the serving rooms, and separate
dining apartments for the maids and
male help.
The second and third floors are entire
ly taken up with sleeping apartments,
with bath rooms and closets on each
II Dor. There Ia not poor room In the
house and the view from the rooms with
a south and west exposure is very fine,
10 hn Ia Nd lf.,Ng mil FNvo
toral scene.
The basement ia taken up with rooms
for storage, the kitchen and bar room.
The building Is lighted throughout by
RAa, manufactured by a machine put in
by the ri rel Gas Machine Co, of 80
Day street, New York, The plumbing
And heating COZ tract WAS awarded to w.
u. LennOx,of Danburv. The lumber was
furnished by PhIlU Nichols of NewtUwn
The mason work was in the hands of
those Merden hustlers, G. l.. TryOn &
Sons. The contractor, Gas before stately u,
for the entire hotel wAs Henry l.. More
house of Meriden, one Of the " ell knowL
builders of the state. His foreman in
charge here was George Morehouse, an
agreeable and popular gentlemen.
The barns, which are situated good
distance In the rear and detached from
the hotel building are 50x50 The livery
end OF the business Is entirely in the
hands OF Fl Costello.
Taking it altogether it is q very COM
plete hotel property. MIR Leonard re-
ports the prospects, good for the coming
season. For August he Is nearly all I'LL
ed up and az heretofore will probably
have to secure rooms outside.
Mr. Leonard bought out the Dicks
hotel property in the spring OF 1887
= Gs.a. a1vN
With his mother he had Just sold out the
Leonard house at Springfield, Mass, an
attractive hotel, with restaurant, which
had popular run while they were In
charge. Mr. Leonard took a trip on the
Fitchburg road TO look at hotel proper
ty in country place, but it proved TO be
40 old barracks, and without waiting to
20 on to Williamstown, where he intend
ed, he returned to Springfield and later
came to New Haven. He went into the
Office OF Edward A. Beecher and asked
him what he had in the summer hotel
lire for sale. Nothing" replied Mr.
Bsecher, "but q number OF restaurants"
SO they made the rounds OF the resCau-
rants for sale. When coming out OF the
postOflice, thew met Capt Snow of the
Grand Central hotel, NewtowD, and after
he had passed Beecher stopped, slapped
Leonard on the shoulder and said: "I've
got it," what do you mean" replied
Leonard, thinking his friend had gone
crazy. "Oh," he said, "There is q nice
old country hotel up In Newtown, called
Dicks, just what you want" Mr. Leon.
ard Immediately took the train for New
town and in few DAYS the deal was con-
summated, which resulted In his be-
coming proprietor Of Dicks hotel.
The hotel building burned last fall was
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It was built for DR. Perry. It fret was
used as hotel when II came into the
hands OF Darwin Shepard, about 60 years
ago. Later 1t was bought by Rev Nj
StrattOn, rector OF the Episcopa
church, who made It his home. When Il
came into the hands of s. 2, Barnum 4
was re-opend as a hotel and has remained
such since. Mr. Barnum was succeeded
by w. J, Dick, and under his manage
ment the hotel came into popularity
which IL has maintained ever since.