Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-03
TONOPAH CLUBS
fine STRUCTURE
KENDALL'S NEW BUILDING Is
HIGHEST TYPE OF
ARCHITECTURE.

ficent building completed by the first
of February, when the Tonopah Club
building will be ready for occupancy.
A solid white stone exterior, and fin
ished within in marble, concrete, til
ing and curley birch. the edifice which
is being erected by Thomas w. Ken
dali is building which if taken
bodily and deposited in any metro
politan city, would attract attention
and reflect credit on the builder and
city alike.
1t is four-story affair. and eX-
tends from Main street to ST. Patrick
street The front is in curley birch
and a combination of cathedral, chip
ped, beveled and opalescent glass,
above which is prismatic glass, light
ing up every nook and Granny of the
magnificent barroom within. The sa-
loon will be finished in curley birch,
which will form a wainscoting of
seven feet in height, with marble
base, and the floor is covered with
handsome thing. The walls will be
delicately tinted in peacock blue, and
the ceiling panelled, with handsome
electric chandelier depending from
the center of each panel. Ornamen-
tai side brackets will flash electric
lights from the walls.
A bar, twenty-six feet in length,
will occupy the north side of the
apartment, and at the east end of
this an Office has already been put
up. The main office and the safe
will be at the western end of the sa-
loon. The entire room has been
wired, as has in fact the whole house
and sanitary plumbing runs through
out, supplying hot and cold water
and carrying off the waste to the
| sewer.
| Below stairs is to be the cafe, and
this, when finished, will vie in APP.
pearance with anything of the kind
in San Francisco, or west of the Rock
les. The sweep of the cafe is 12t
feet. by 40 feet in width. 1t is tt
be thrown into one big dining room
All the wiring and plumbing is il
position, and the thing of the floor i!
nearly completed. A favorite plac,
in winter and summer in this apart
ment will be the space underneath
/ the sidewalk. At one end of the res
taurant is a lavatory for ladies ant
at the other end one for gentlemen
These will be completely furnished
with mirrors and toilet accessories
and will have hot and cold water.
At the back of the cafe is the kitch
en-. in which is to be placed an i'm
mense range, and all the improve
ments known to the culinary art
! There is a great grease pan, or sinl
in an adjoining room, which will
catch and retain all the kitchen re
fuse. Adjoining this is the heater
which supplies warmth to the cafe
to the bar. and to all the rooms il
the two upper stories. The kitchen
is two stories below the level of 81
Patrick street, and above it is tn
wine room of the saloon.
The upper floors will be furnishes
, with every convenience and comfor
of the modern hotel of today. Their
are several magnificent suites, be
sides the single rooms. Every roor
has hot and cold running water, ga
and electricity, heater, a call but
ton, and plenty of closet space. ]
is on the top floor that the machiner
for the electric apparatus is placed
and there are no less than six mile
of wire running through the build
ing. Into the little office at the bal
wire from the Western Union runs
and there is another wire connectin
with the Office of the Chief of Polic'
The upper stories reserved for tn
hotel part of the building, will b
we'll lighted, for there are no les
than three lights wells. There al
baths on each floor, and a fire plu
on every floor.
There is a photograph in the viii
4, dow of Harry Epstine, the broker, O
:, Brougher avenue. 1t is a picture
the first Tonopah Club, which was
one-story shack. and which was
, that time owned by Mr.. Kendall.
forms a wonderful comparison wit
= the present magnificent Kenda
structure. which is a monument. n,
J only to the worth OF the builder. bu
to the confidence that he has in u
future of Tonopah. II is fitting tht
Tom Kendall should be the build,
and owner Of such a structure. =
Is pioneer. and made his money
this camp. and he believes in puttir
some OF II back into the ground
4 an investment He has certain
reared lofty monument to his q