Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-17
OPENING NORWICH'S NEWEST HOTEL
j. B. Shannon Has Auditorium Hotel Providing Bachelor Apartments Ready Model Hostery in Every Respect Five Story Fire-Proof Building With Accommodations For 40 Guests-Complete Upto-Date Equipment a Feature ;#4l

An innovation in hotel accommoda- tions in Norwich. the new Auditorium hotel, erected at the corner of Mar ket and Water streets by J. B. Shan non, stands ready for its first public inspection tonight and then to open for It's first business on Thursday morning, Its distinction lies in the fact that 1t Is a stag hotel, but with a grill attached where both gen. tlenen and ladies will be received at patrons.
 By those of his friends who have had opportunity to look over his new hos telry, Owner Shannon has been told that it is a gem of the first water, model in hotel accommodations and unequalled in completeness of equip ment among the hotels of the country big or little.
 The attractive new five-story build ing which MT. Shannon has erected for hotel purposes alone, covers a lot 50 feet front on Water street and 72 feet front on Market street. occupying an advantageous location in the cen ter of the city and just off Main street. On the main floor is the lobby and the adjoining grill, while the four floors above are occupied with the rooms that furnish accommodations for forty guests. In the cellar are the kitchen for the grill and the steam heating plant,
 The building throughout is of con : crete, fireproof construction. with ter- raza floors in railways and rooms on every floor and irepreof stairways. The outside of the building is buff brick.
 At the Market and Water street cor ner is the main entrance, through a double set of swinging doors, a vertl- bule leading into the lobby Doors and castings are solid mahogany with big panels of glass. and on each side of the doorway Is a big curved glass win dow, giving a particularly pleasing ap- pearanee to the main entrance. Over the entrance this corner of the build ing is continued up in tower form with railed balconies at each steFy Nuntil ii ends in a clock tower extending q story higher than the roof. At the l summit of the tower is a gilded weath- CT vane, representing an Indian stand | ing with bow and arrow in hand. On each baloncy are rows of cleo | tFie lights; the clock face is lighter | and there is a big electric sign witt | the name of the hotel. the whole pro viding for a notable lighting schemi for the building front. which will mak, l this the most brilliantly lighted poin 1 in the street.
 The hotel lobby is a splendidly wei 1 lighted and attractive spot by day O night, finished throughout with ma hogany furnishings in clerks desk writing desks and other furniture. A the left of the entrance is the clerk desk with cash register, special ke. drawer, and safe. Across the lobb from that are the writing desks against the west fall of the lobby. Tn chairs in the lobby are all leather up holstered, there are brass spittoonS and the ceiling Is paneled in an at l tractive design, while in the center o each panel is the specially designe electric light fixture in old brass f1nisf There is also a telephone exchange communicate with all the rooms.
 At the windows are half curtains C maroon velour upon brass poles.
 At the south end of the lobby, an
 separated from it by screens. is tn grill, fitted out with small mahOgan
 tables to seat 30 people. The sideboar
 of modern style Is mahogany. and ther
 are electric coasters and tabel lamp
 All the linen and silver in use in tn
 hotel is marked Auditorium Hotel
 no the upper floor access Is gaine by the stairways leading off the lobb