Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-08

HOME FOR BACHELORS
STAG HOTEL AND APARTMENT
HOUSE ON SWAN TAVERN SITE.
SOME DETAILS OF THE PLANS
Manager of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
New York, Observation-Disclosures
to students-P1ans for the Bui1d-
ing, which WIN Cost $4,000, Now
Being Drawn.
Being Drawn.

"A large stag hotel and apartment house
is projected for Broad street.
It will be up-to-date in every particu-
lar. and will be run by the present man
ager Of the Fifth-Avenue Hotel New
York, who was in this city some time
ago to arrange the details.
The site Is on the old historic Swan
Tavern property, between Eighth and
Ninth streets. and the plans for It's erec-
ton are now in progress at the offices OF
Messrs. NJ. J. Dimmock and George y
Tolnan, associate architects.
While the stag house will go up sss
wards the center OF the block. a largo
family apartment house Is projected by
other parties for the corner.
THE STAG HOTEL.
On the ground floor of this stag apart
ment house will be a spacious and Well
appointed cafe or restaurant. There will
also be private dinins-rooms. billiard
room, and a grill. These will be in the
nature Of comfortable club-rooms, and
will be made particularly attractive to
medical and other students, as well az
'conflrmsd'' bachelors.
On the floor above the cafe will be
suites consisting of a spacious cham
Der, sitting-room. and bath: on EACH
floor above will be a parlor for the gene
raj reception of guests.
This building will cost probably s25.of3
or $50, 600.
sr FAMILY APARTMENTS
The corner adjoining will be the site
for a large family apartment house. In
this building there will probably be no
cafe, as kitchens are provldeo with eacn
family suite. On eacn floor. from the
large apartments of seven rooms EACH
The height of the building will be prob
ably five stories. however this Will de-
pend on the actual demand for rooms at
tne time OF it's erection.
In this family apartment house there
sembling those in the stag hotel adJoin-
ing. The cost of this building may ba
from $4,000 to $4,000.
PROMOTERS Lay LOW.
The sites for these two buildings were
purchased some time ago. Mr. William
NJ. HabliSton was mentioned III connec-
ton with the present enterprise, but
when seen laughingly said that the
wrong man had been run down, and re-
ferred to Captain Dimmock as being ths
ton. That gentleman, however. was out
of the city. While the promo ters of this
enterprise have not made themselves
known, the plans for the two large build
ings have been seen.
SHOULD PROVE POPULAR.
A stag hotel. 1t is said. should prove
very popular in this city. as there is
practically no place that kind here
for bachelors. and there is crying need
for one. Some time ago members of one
Of the prominent clubs had such plan
in mind. This. however. was on q
smaller scale. AS the city grows, more
and more young men from outside points
continue to come here to locate. and are
often placed In predicament when
seeking rooms. This class Of bachelors
have money to pay for comfortable
bachelor quarters with modern plumbing
and porcelain tubs, but have been
forced into private houses with thelr
necessary restrictions because there ara
no bachelor quarters to be had.
WHAT WILL WOMEN DO?
This present building scheme will be
hailed with delight by many a woman
hater. and should the enterprise pay well
the women may retaliate by having
woman's hotel. such as other cities ha&
erected for bachelor women.
Under the corner apartment, on tbs
first floor, there will be four or five
stores.