The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-14
ANNEX To CULLEN
HOTEL PLANNED
Famous HOstelry to Be Thor
oughly RemOdeled and
Greatly Enlarged.
CONTRACTS WILL BE
LET IN NEAR FUTURE
Improvements. Will Cost One
Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand Dollars.

Plans and specifications for the entire
remodeling, interior and exterior. OF the
Cullen hotel building. and the construc-
two-story servants dormitory, estimated
20 cost Sl50,000, have been prepared by
Architect p. c. Dart and contracts for
the work Will be awarded in the near flu
ture. AS a matter OF fact, the work has
been commenced. the razlng Of kitchen
and servants quarters, in the rear of the
present structure. being In progress at
present
With the completion Of tho work
planned. which Will be early next sprIng,
the facilities of Salt Lake City TO provide
up-to date and 6rst-class hotel accommo-
dationS will be greatly augmented. 1t Is
the intention to spare neither money nor
effort to place the famous hostelry in
The rank OF the leading esta blishments of
its kind In the West. and the work Will
be pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible.
Work Has Begun.
AS stated above. the work of razing the
present kitchen and servants quarters
building has begun and as soon as tho
debris is cleared away the construction
OF the six-story annex and a two-story
help dormitory will commence. In order
that the hotel may be kept in continual
operation. The work OF remodellng the
present structure will not be started un
til the annex and dormitory are nearly
finished.
When the work planned Is completed
the hotel building Will cover an area Of
50 by 275 feet. The new six-story an
mex Will join the present structure on the
rear. and Will be 90 by T6 feet. Imme-
diately in the rear OF the new annex
Will be the servants dormitory, which
Will be used exclusively by the help en-
ployed by the hotel. This structure Will
be two stories in height and cover an
area 80 by 40 feet. The annex and dor
mitory will practically be one building,
being Joined by porches.
The plans for the work call for the in
stallation in the dormltory building of a
complete electric lighting and power.
heating and cold storage plant. This de-
tail has been entirely worked out. and
the machinery used will be of the most
modern type.
Will Have Two Hundred Rooms.
When the work OF remodeling the old
structure and the construction OF the
annex Is completed, the hotel will have
200 rooms, which can be thrown into 100
two-room suites. with private baths. with
all the latest appliances for tho convent
ence OF patrons.
feature of the remodelIng of tho
present structure will be that each room
VIII be made an Outside room The
plans also include the installation Of the
latest type electrical elevator, and
thoroughly up-to-date telephone system,
each room In the house being connected |
The present Office room will be entirely |
remodeled and balcony overlooking the |
Office Will be built on the second floor. |
The entire front Of the present struc-
ture. which is built Of red sandstone, will |
be cleaned by the sand air pressure sys-
tenn and portico will be extended from |
the level OF the second floor OF the build
ing to the street curb.
Manager Haywood and Chief Clerk Fred |
l., Wood arc at present giving consider |
able time to the task of selecting the |
furnishings for the hostelry, Mr.. Hey |
wood announces that he Will give person
al attention to all details Of the work |
OF remodeling the old structure and the |
construction Of the new annex, and that |
when completed the Cullen will be a !
great adornment to Salt Lake City