The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-12-14
GRAY'S new
HOTEL PLAN

~. w. H. hlnB mas received copy
of the Santa Barbara Independent,
giving a statement OF the plans of Noah
Gray, formerly manager of the Young
Hotel for a new California Hotel, as
follows:
Miramar, the beautiful, is to have
n 81, 900 hotel. 1t will have 225 guest
gardens. and command an unexcelled
view OF the mountains, the valley and
the ocean. The plans have already
been drawn by d. w. willard OF Red
lands, an architect who has designed
many beautiful and striking buildings.
, The work Is to be commenced next
April and the house will be opened to
guests next November. The proprie-
tors will be Noah w. Gray, who is
we'll known here as the former assist
ant manager OF the Potter, and C. ID.
I.inzee, his brother-in-law. who for
some years was private secretary OF
NJ. NJ. Potter, and for the last year the
manager at Miramar.
Mr.. Gray. who left the Potter about
a year and half ago to become the
manager of the famous Alexander
Young hotel at Honolulu, returned to
this country about two months ago.
Being greatly impressed with the nat
larity with the wealthy class, he and
Mr.. Linzee arranged to secure lease
of the property from Mrs. Doulton, the
owner. to take effect with the begin
ming of the present month. With this
assurance, Mr.Gray went east, and
within fifteen minutes after he had
laid his proposition before capitalist
friend Of his deal was closed for the
necessary money to build the hotel.
Alphabetically the new building has
been designed to embrace all the dis
tinguishing features of an English inn
of the type built several centuries ago.
The effect of brick and plaster walls
with massive wooden beams passing
through, wide caves and gables, null
lioned windows and all the other Pc
in the exterior OF those old obstetrics
will be copied In faithful detail. So
with the interior of the house, with It's
many quaint furnishings and devices.
This building in form will be long
and narrow, with a slight curve to-
ward one wing. The length will be
400 feet and the width 90 feet. 1t will
be three full stories in height with a
dormer roof, or practically three and
a half stories. One side of the house
will face the mountains and valley and
the other will overlook the ocean.
The foundations of the building will
be of cement and the basement, which
will also be of cement. will be occupied
by the barber shop, the bar. children's
playroom, billiard rooms, bowling al
leys, manicure parlors, porter's office,
trunk room, etc. The main floor will
be divided by the kitchen, dining room,
lobby, ladies' reception rooms, and card
rooms. In the order named. The lobby
and office will be seventy-five feet In
length and the width OF the building.
1t will be arranged and furnished In
strict accordance with the inn style.
The dining room will be 100 feet by
ninety and will be able to seat 300
guests
There will also be four private din
Ing rooms. The upper floors will con-
tain 225 bedrooms, single and en- suite.
There will be $50 private baths in con-
nection with the rooms. Every room
VIII be an outside room, facing either
the mountains or the ocean, the corri-
dor extending through the center of
the building. The entire house from
the basement to the roof will be fitted
with every modern convenience and
comfort known to modern hotel con-
including telephones In each
room: The house will have Its own
electric plant, Ice plant, cold storage,
etc.
What will undoubtedly prove to be
one of the most attractive features OF
the proposed improvements will be
sunken gardens which are to be To-
Gated between the north side of the
building and the county road. Around
these gardens driveway will wind
Its way coming In from the county
road, passing UP to the hotel and around
on the other side OF the gardens to
the entrance again. The plan for lay
Ing out these gardens was drawn by
II. p. Butler of Boston, one of the
greatest landscape artists In the world.
He spent a month or more at Miramar
and became greatly impressed with
the natural beauties of the location.
At the request OF Mrs. Doulton he pre-
pared the plans for the gardens. The
artistic cottages which at present con-
stitute so much of the charm of Mira
mar will still be part of the resort
though they will be removed from
their present location.
The lease which gives Messrs. Gray
and Linzee possession of Mramar was
signed today, and they will conduct the
business during the coming winter
Miramar has been wonder
July successful, particularly so during
Mr.. Linzee's management. the charm
)f Its quiet seclusion, the glory of its
lowers and the delight OF its scenic
having attracted people
II wealth from every part of the
The cottages have been fill
ID practically the year around.
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ST FRANCES IN FROM NEW