Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-06-30
Watson House to be Handsomely
Improved.

The present owners of the Watson
House in this place. our enterprising and
popular merchants Messrs. NJ. Palm
baum & Bro, will shortly inaugurate
extensive improvements upon this old and
well-known hosiery. of which Mr.. E. G.
Seibert is the present genial and estimable
landlord. They have already. in point of
fact, begun work in having Mr.. Robert
Bragg make excavation for twenty-five
foot cesspool which viii enable them to
establish convenient water system with
proper drainage in the house. The old
kitchen on the west side will be torn down,
and in its stead will be erected an entire
new ISx4a two-story brick building On
the first floor OF this will be preparation
room, kitchen and laundry, with all mod
ern improvements; and on the second a
full length hall with four chambers and
ladies' bath and toilet room All the rear
porches will be torn down and rebuilt and
enlarged. The present barber shop will
be torn out and this section built up with
a solid brick wall and gentlemen's wa
ter closet, finished in cement and tile
work, located there. Above, on the
second floor. will be gentlemen's toilet
and bath room. The barber shop will be
located in nice quarters one door
north of its present location. In all there
will be six toilet and bath rooms in the
house. The basement of the hotel will
be concerted and modern heating APP
paratus established therein. For the
present brick pavement and wooden area
covering in front of the hotel will be sub
stituted handsome cement pavement and
iron plates with prism lights. On the
east side windows will take the place of
the two second story doors, the old porch
will be removed. cellar way filed up and
brick pavement laid the entire length OF
the alley The extreme rear section OF the
wing on this side will be torn away. and
a handsome stone wall and iron gates take
its place. On the rear of the hotel lot,
near the west side, will be erected I6x3o
two story building first floor to be used
for wood and coal, and the second to con-
tain three servants rooms. The dining
room of the hotel will be enlarged. and
The main stairway given modern finish.
A patent anunuciator, with electric call
bells, will be installed. A fourth story
will be added, finished with handsome
fve-foot cornice, and on this floor will be
seven good-sized, well ventilated and well
lighted rooms. All the windows in front
will be two-light plate glass. adjusted with
patent springs, handsome pew door frames
with plate glass doors will be put in, and
third story, with handsome finish, will
be added to the present elegant portico.
The entire building WILL of course, be
attractlvely painted. These improve
ments will make the Watson one of the
very finest hotels in the Shenandoah
Valley, and will speak well for the enter
prise aud public spirit OF the Messrs.
Palmbaum, who have not only made some
money in legitimate business here, but
are ready and willing to invest it among
the people of their adopted home, Work
upon the hotel proper will begin about
the middle of July, and next spring, when
they get possession of their recently pur
chased Thomas property, they will tear
down that old building and erect upon
its site an imposing and spacious three
story store building which will be second
to none outside of the larger cities.