CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-08-16
NEW HOTEL FOR CANON CITY.
The Old ncclure House to be
Remodeled and Made a First
class, rlodern Up-to-date
and Popular Hotel

There has been rumor on the
streets for several days, that the old
Mcclure house had changed hands
and would at once be remodeled and
made into frst-class, modern, up-to-
date hotel. Not until the latter part
of last week, however, was the deal
finally closed when our townsman, C.
R. c. Dye, through Waldo & Dawson,
who represented the late owners. be-
came the purchaser.
The work of remodeling was COM
menced on Monday morning, and will
be pushed rapidly to completion. The
whole house inside and out will be
thoroughly remodeled. The entire
hou Sc, including the store rooms on
the first floor, will be heated with
steam. New and modern plumbing
will be put in, with numerous baths,
on all floors. Several of the best
rooms will be en-suite and supplied
with private baths and every effort
will be made to make the hotel
thoroughly comfortable in every
particular.
The corner room now occupied by
the Rio Grande Express, will be the
lobby, and the adjoining room on the
west will be the sitting room, and
from which the stairway will ascend
to the floor above. The old stair
ways will be taken out and replaced
with new ones more modern and COM
modious. These two rooms will be
thrown together by an archway,
twenty-five feet wide. In the sitting
room, and facing the lobby, will be
built an old fashioned fire place, with
which to cheer up" the rooms on
cold raw days. The next room west
and now occupied by the White House
restaurant, will be made into an ele-
giant barber shop, with several nice
porcelain baths. The entrance to
this room will be out of the sitting
room as well as from Main street.
The westerly room, now occupied by
Manning e. Sappington for a saloon,
will be dedicated to that purpose,
and an entrance be had to it through
hallway back of the barber parlors,
and leading from the sitting room.
The gentleman's !avatory will be To-
Gated on the main floor, and provis-
ions will be made for several large
and well lighted sample rooms for
the use of the commercial people,
also located on the main floor. An
I, elevator to be propelled by an electric
motor is also contemplated.
The outside of the building will be
improved and ornamented by several
coats of paint and new iron cornice
will ornament the top of the building.
A handsome veranda made principally
of iron, will surround the building on
the south and east sides, extending
from the walls of the house out to
the edge of the sidewalk and when
completed will be a very handsome
structure and add very materially to
the appearance of the house. The
walks around the house will be laid
anew, as well as many otner improve
ments useless to mention now.
The inside of the house will be
thoroughly overhauled and many
changes made. The whole inside
will be painted anew and decorated
in the most modern style. 1t is safe
to say that when Mr.. Dye gets
through with the house the Oldest in
habitant of Canon City will not know
the place.
Mr.. Dye informs us that he has
already several applications from
well known Colorado bonifaces to
lease the house for term of years,
but as yet he has not decided as to
whom he will lease it. The selection
of landlord is very important
matter and he will not decide hastily
as he is determined to get man
born and bred to the business, and
with reputation second to none.
The new hotel will be christened
"The Strathmore,' in memory of a
delightful old place in Scotland,
whose owner, The I,aird of Strath-
more, was a very dear friend of Mr..
Dye.
"The Strathmore' will be ready
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