The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-03-15
q Monument to the Public Spirit
and business sagacity of Judge
Nathan Golf, cIarksburg's
Most Distinguished Son.
Lnposinga MajssticStructurs
win be the Judges Hotel, Work
upon which will begin in Two
weeks andfinished by next
Thanksgiving. costnot
less than 500, 900.

The assurance Is given that Judge
COTS magnificent hotel is to be built
this summer. Work will actually be-
Gin within the next two weeks at most
and every effort will be made to have
this imposing structure and majestic
monument to the spirit and business
sagacity Of CIarksburg's most honored
and distinguished son completed and
open TO the public by next Thanks
| giving Day.
Architect Harrison Albright, OF
Charleston, one of the leading men in
his lire and of national reputation,
arrived here Saturday, bringing with
him plans for the inspection of Judge
Golf. They met the Judges approval
and we're accepted by him.
The building will be erected at the
corner of pike and North Fourth
streets. 1t will have a frontage on
Pike street of 9S feet and will extend
ON North Fourth TO Hewes street a
distance Of 1888 feet. There will be
five stories above the basement. The
building will be built principally OF
stone, brick, terra Gotta and steel.
The only wood work will be the door
and window frames, doors and sash,
hence, the structure may be
termed absolutely fre-proof. 1t is
designed in Moorish style.
In all It will contain lO4 bedrooms,
of which ~ will have bath rooms at
| tached. The basement will contain
electrical plants for furnishing heat
| and light, and apparatus for cold stor-
| age: also bath, toilet and dressing
rooms for servants, In addition to
the hotel accommodations there will
be on the first floor an elegant banking
room, % feet by "a feet, on the corner
of Pike and n. Fourth streets, three
splendid store rooms, each l6by 74feet
on the Pike street side, and four on
North Fourth street, each l6 by "a
| feet. In the center on n. Fourth
street will be the lobby AZ by SO feet.
| on the North Fourth street side of the
| lobby will be entrances for ladies and
gentlemen, separated from each other
by grand stairway made of marble.
| To the left of the ladies' entrance will
be the ladies' reception room, off from
| which will be the ladies' toilet room,
and to the right will be aprivate stair
way for ladies'. On the east side of the
lobby in the center will be the general
and private offices for the hotel mau-
agement, from which full view is OBJ
| tainable of all entrances and exits,
| stairways, elevators, etc. To the left
Of the hotel office will be the gentle
mems toilet and bar rooms. In the
center OF the hotel lobby ceiling will
be 'well-hole, 30 by "a feet, through
which will be obtainable a full view Of
the lobby from the mezzanine story.
On the second floor on the corner Of
pike and n. Fourth will be the parlor
% by 40 feet. The space east of the
parlor on Pike and that north on
n. Fourth will be divided into ii ele-
CANT bedrooms with baths attached.
On this floor also will be located the
kitchen, bakery, serving room and
storage, and three dining rooms-the
grand, ordinary and helps. on the
| thtrd door there will be As bedrooms
| and II bath rooms; on the fourth floor
Is bedrooms, II bath rooms and con-
yention hall. This hall will be 30 by
IS feet, and will extend up into the
roof to form high ceiling. Over the
rear portion Of the building out of view
from either street servants quarters
wilrbe provided.
Over the entrances of Pike and
North Fourth streets will be covered
porches with balconies for the use Of
he second floor.
The elevators will be highSpeed and
Electrical.
The cost Of this proposed large,
handsome and enduring structure will
lot be less than 100000 and may be
huch more than that amount.
The city surveyor is working this
feek on the street grades for the
uilding.
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