The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-08
That IS Exactly What,
Greater Richmond 4!
is Doing j.
aMLJ NEWEST
5GRACE-S SIRE M MOVE
Annex Will Have s1a3 Sleeping
Rooms Jefferson's Wonder sSss.3
ful Enlarg cement - The s.S;',
Richmond to Have sf
400 M ore s9ss8
Rooms. 8sSs s3igsSss

SEIn the old days, When hOtcls We're ny
the luxurious and elegant " equipped 8es -,s
Establishments they are In these days SofSS sss
wonderful progress and irnpro tSs
along oil lines Richmond had some sspl
did hostleries, splendid for tho ST. az
Older people remember TIL q glories OF Sthossr
spotswood Z the Exchange and B ialliEnls
the American, the St. Charles the
Clair and d number OF ther SINAI
Establishments They were good i -
hotels went In that day al nd time q ana ssSf
their capacity for taking care of3 speop lessss
In thls way they were taken care Of the
was nearly, II not quite as great as 5tha g
sof the Richmond hotels OF to- da I'M
had nearly as many rooms and nearly sst!
large dining rooms, but no hing to COM
pare With the conyen iences, the #comIorgfe
and the elegance Of the mo ID ern no tels
Richmond has as good ho tel acc e mn!o-.Ssff
da tions to-day as any Ct Of e3s s
in the country, but then r CHINO nd nee
to have more hotel accoIl1n1 da tons Stna
any city Of its size In he for taS
Ia a. city that attracts ~ more tra 5
than any one Of It's sz,a on the ma an dSs
TT Eis going to have them, too. g no l &;ss
capacity OF this city will be altnost
within the next year IN time for the s.S
great . osition sea son, and that
Iout Ethe building OF any very large$ hot tas't
IL any great size. Work d enlargings tlless5
splendid no tells already here ne rly do uh-s
ling their combined capacit Is going q 5as
as rapidly as men and m on ey and bricks Z
and mortal ca ca rry q on g
New Murphy Annex III;
rs The new Grace Street annex to NIur2-ssssS
ply Hotel, work upon ~ hichgS AS BEN
pushed very apidly, will be g thing sot;s
beauty hen compile ted and VII add, psSs
sides the other attraction desc bed
low 123 sleeping rooms to NIurph Nl 'ls
Ing the establishment $50 rooms "a al:
Ills the present purpose Of Col onel Alu rSsS
yphy to use this annex as @ pa rt $of hls sgs
famous hotel during the ex pos ton yea f,'sSs
and then. II de emed dvsable convert
into an up ate artnellt no
:he changed from a hotel toiy AZ
apartment house very and az pu tsSs
little cost.
AZ description Of the house will PRO We sSsI
Beginning with the gbaseyyias
Fment. the space at the corner - Gra ce.:
and Eighth, entering on Grace, and $alsU Sss
from 10 bly,, will be fitted up as q model
barber shop and ladies cure parl i.f
The otherEhalf Of the Grace Str SSfron tssss
In the basement will be used for the ms
heating, lighting and power p ts.
dust under the Eighth Street erltran
the general toilet Will be loca ted. # his Viii
stolet-room will be provided wi t he i ifSa3
be fitted up with the mos tlB1nod ern AND s5ts
sanitary plumbing. In the rear Of tn s;ssss
room, will hs located the hineryS Al 10 s$8ES
the $eleyat tors. Next to these el evat ora VII
will be a storage-room for baggage. Tho 9S8
rest OF the basement will be use for base
.ments for the stores fronting on Eigh thsss
Street. a f9 tffsss
The Other Floors. .s sySs Al
@ Tho first foo is ARA nged wit thesEi.
main entrance on Grace Street, entering Sss
into main lobby, There Il Is also an en- x SSzs
trance to this lobby from Eighth stree. NJ
Just In front OF. the Grace Street ems
trance and back even wi TIL the Hghth $ss
Street en- trance will be 81 tua ted the mann
stairway and the two g han ds some eleYa- S
tors. It'd ii8 II vi
The entire lobby Will be finished WITH.
mosaic tile floor, with Ave foot Tennessee
marble wa tpscottng THIS rble 8wnins-5ls
coating will extend up the sta lr7way to Ssf
tho second floor and around the from ss IS
and side OF the elevator enclo sure. Il The Ii
doors to the elevator. and from the ma ~
BILE wanscotlng to the ceiling, Will he SD 81
finished in handsome wrought iron grll 3,Sl
work, and the stair newels and railing 3S
will he OF t he same ma terial and 8 Of 8$ss
design to match. 81. N iYYS
a Above the marble watnscot ting. and ex-.s568Ss
tending to tho ornamental fr!eze. the faI
walls will be finished In hard plaster ga
and decorated. IS 53 5s u
On the right. entering from, Grace
Street, there will be three large rooms. Il.
with toilet. which will be fitted up and
used as DOCTORS Offices for tie present, but .a
are so arranged that they will be used BS33S
as n receptlon-room when tho PLACE ~ s5s5
turned into an apartment house, On thaSs
left entering from Grace Street, will sbeS n
an apartment OF four rooms md Two ft3
baths 81 x S3 Ss$I
This space is arranged to be the cafe
for this apartment house, and when tln- vi
sished up as such. will be the mos e ut
Itractivs In the city b}l D
The wood work on tho first floor WI
5be oak. In tho rear OF the lobby, an s ssS
facing Eighth Street, there vii be three
stores, a3 sfss
These stores 4nre so arranged that hey s5ss
can be turned into q pool and billiards. SS
room and buffet. and open into me $topcS Asss
and also be- entered from thu treet
Above this floor, there will be SIX pcoy
room floors. each with twehty bed rooms
and eight bathrooms. glvlng all .eSeepf sis
two rooms on each floor. n hath con- s3}ss
Ehction.l jj ii
These bath-,p6ns will be fitted up MI s
the most modern and strictly mary
plumbing The ffnors Of the bat -rooms
Will be composition sanitary fioori ms 5Bs
with sanitary base. St q /. . .55 s. AZ II
Another feature Of this buildin 2, In ina aSfl
plumbing is that each room viii haysis488g$s
m ornamental enameled iron ayatory, y.
thus giving each room hot and cold ga
Ter. whetser ta,Han With ha m oygsHot. III s
The Roof Garden.
The roof over the Graaa street portion sI
will be fitted np as sasroof garden, and ssst
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