Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-27
THE FALMOUTH HOTEL
Rsopensd at Portland, This Week. Mas Reea
Remedeied and Refitted Throughout.

An event of much importance in Maine
hotel circles, this week, was the reopen-
ing Of the Falmouth hotel. Monday. The
Brown corporation, who are the owners
Of this property have left nothing un-
done In the way of remOdelling and
bringing their property up to higher
standard and better condition than ever.
All the old plumbing has been entirely
Overhauled and most OF It removed; so
that nothing remains that would be det-
rimental to any new plumbing that has
also been introduced.
Numerous private bath rooms have
been put in on all the floors and the
work is Of the very highest grade. so that
the house now offers as large and finely
fitted bathrooms. private and public, as
any hotel in the country. for some of the
best rooms have been utilized or taken
to make these bathrooms of, and all
have perfect ventilation to the outside
air.
The kitchen. which is one of the larg-
est and finest in the country, has been
practically rebuilt, and all fioored with
brick and cement laid in heavy iron
arches. making it thoroughly fire-proof
and equal to any kitchen in the New
England states.
All the woodwork through the house
has been gone over and made as good as
new. All the plastering. wherever it was
needed. has been taken out and replaced
with new. and the house has been painted
from cellar to garnet.
The steam and water piping, and ev-
erything attached to the steam and heat
ing plant. has been thoroughly over
hauled and made equal to new. EEW
There are> three small private diping.,
rooms all fitted and furnished in differ.
ent styles. The breakfast room. which
ad1oins the large or main dining hall, will
be one of the most attractive IN the
hotel The main or large dining-room
has been reprinted. and the ceiling en-
circled with electric lamps. This room is
furnished In quartered golden oak, The
windows hung with beautiful silk ira.i
peries and lace curtains, made specially
for them. '''Nf y.
Immense mirrors cover the rear and
side walls, and the appointments of CHI
ma, silver. glass and linen will be equal to
those of any house, in the country.
What was formerly room No. 2, will in
the future be known as the State of
Maine ROOM This room is carpeted with
heavy Administer rugs, and furnished
with the richest and most substantial
style Of leather upholstered furniture. 1t
is the aim of the proprietor to gradually
cover It's walls with pictures Of the most
prominent men Of the State OF Maine,
past and present, that have been, or are
identified with the interest of the State,
and the room will be offered as a public
reception room, or will be let to corpora
tons who wish to hold meetings in it,
The parlors, reception. smoking, billiard
and sleeping rooms have been painted
and papered and contains all the appoints
ments generally found in first-cllss ho-
tel.
Mr.. Nunns. the proprietor, has been
connected with only the best and most
successful hotels. and has always been
in charge of stewarding departments or
manager of hotels. and has passed twen-
ty-three years in hotel life. The follow
ing hotels are those in which Mr. Nunns
has had his schooling: Aston house and
Union Square hotel. New York City:
Flagler hotels. Florida: Youngs, and
Adams house, and Quincy house and
Nottingham hotel, Boston. Mass Also
manager of The Wellington. Chicago. j
ILL.,, and for sixteen years a proprietor of
seashore hotels on the north shore of
Massachusetts. 500