The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-30

easements OF the doors and ~ the highly
ornate and beautiful columns and nantes
Il in the style Of the Renaissance with
here and there trace OF the Roman.
I-ndoubfesily the most elegant piece OF
art work in the building is the grand
stairway from the main lobby TO the Sec
cnd noor and dining room. With the huge
manfei and fireplace in the rectangular
al ca formed by the two sides OF the stair
case and the office. The best work or the
architect in the architectural design or
the interior is exempiified in the substan-
tsal newell post at the foot OF the vide
stairs. This is OF hard maple. hand
carved as to its top. and most substantial
ly put together. 1t Is almost. II not quite.
seven feet tall and Is shown in the ac-
companying cut.
Next In point of beauty of design are
the manteis Of the large dining room and
the finishing of the office, which is direct
IN OF the lobby. The columns support
ing the lobby ceiling and in the dining
room are simple. but very handsome.
They are all hand carved, the style of the
Renaissance being varied here and there
by designs In the classic or Roman
school The two large fireplaces and
elegantly finished mantels OF the dining
room are, Ii is SAID. not surpassed on the
Pacific coast for beauty.
There are 240 guest chambers In the
building. Counting pariors. the rooms for
the domestics and private dining rooms.
there are altogether $50 apartments In the
building.
Traversing he grand stairway one
energies on the balcony of the second
floor. The city Is spread out like mag
niflcent panorama. the shipping and
Sound showing in the foreground to the
right and the busy, traffic-iined streets
directly in front. To the left every part
of the residence district Of the first hill
is in sight and from the east piazza there
is a magnificent view OF the Renton hill
district, Lake Union and the Cascades
and Selkirks in the distance.
4 Commanding Location.
An idea of the commanding location Of
the new hotel may, be gained from the
fact that the balustrade of the second
floor balcony is on a level with the top
of the spire of Plymouth church.
With the exception Of the lobby, the
dining room and parlors on the main floor.
the finishing wood of the interior is Cal
ifornia redwood and Eastern white pine.
The dining room Is 50x60 feet. with two
private dining rooms, one 3ax60 and an
other 24x30. or the main dining room
there is children's dining room 24x30.
There are five private parlors on the Sec
ond and five on the third floor. In the
basement provision is made for large
steam heating plant, electrical plant,
iaunury, baggage room anu OAR room anu
billiard parlors.
The Denny Hotel Company. which pro-
jected the enterprise. was formed in 1855.
It's main promoters were Judge Thomas
Burke. ]. D. Lowman. Thomas Ewing.
Judge J. p. Hoyt. Judge III. G.. Strive and
W. E. Bailey. A. A. Denny was presi-
dent. Mr.. Lowman secretary and Mr..
Bailey treasurer. The contract was let
to F. 8. Potvin in July. 1889. A year ago
ho ntfr cod ot
ure sale by the present owners. who are:
The estate Of A. A. Denny. Dexter Hor-
ton & Co., bankers. and Huttig Bros.
Manufacturing Company, OF Muscatine,
Ia.
The plans OF the hotel were drawn by
A. B. Jennings and A. W.ckersham. Mr..
Wickersham has charge of the work OF
construction at the hotel. N. o. Solder
quist Is foreman. The owners of the
building Will have expended upwards of
$50 900 on the work now in progress when
1t IL finished