The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-03-26
CONTRACT CLOSED FOR
NEW HOTEL. BUILDING
MesafH. jenkins & Williams, Who
Have Already Done Much Good
Work I'm OcaIa, VIII Build the Har-
ringtOn.


The contract for building the new
Hotel Harrington was closed yester-
day afternoon between Mr.. r. S. Hall
and Messrs. Jenkins and Williams,
who are making an excellent reputa-
ton for themselves in this territory by
their f1rst-class and reliable work.
A 100000 Job
The contract for rebuilding the hotel
calls in round numbers for 100000.
The Montezuma hotel was closed
Saturday, and no one has passed it
since without feeling a distinct shock
at the darkened windows, which have
thrown steady light on the adjoin-
ing street for quarter of century.
1t will not be long, however, before it
will give a brighter illumination as
one of the finest hotels in Florida. All
the tenants have been given notice to
vacate, and work of raZng the old
building and constructing the new
will begin at once.
Hotel Harrington
Earl V Mark. an intelligent young
man. who passed his boyhood days in
Ocala. and has since won success as an
architect in Jacksonville, has drawn
the plans for the new building, of
which the following is a detailed de-
scription:
The principal entrance to the hotel
will be on Main street. and will be in
the center of the building. The en-
trance to the lobby will be twenty
five feet wide and on account of the
narrowness of the sidewalk at this
point there will be an indenture of
some eight or ten feet into the main
building.
Over the main entrance there will be
large iron corniced veranda sup
ported by cast iron columns. gal
vanized iron marquise supported by
chains will adorn the second floor over
the main entrance.
The lobby will have green tile
flooring. and the trimmings will be of
marble. The writing room a the rear
will be raised several feet above the
main floor and will also be trimmed
with marble. Light for the writing
room will be supplied through a large
art skylight. and art windows in the
rear court. The general effect of the
entire building is to be mission. Large
reinforced concrete beams supported
by cast iron pillars will carry out this
effect
The ladies' entrance to the hotel
will be on the Fort King avenue side
of the house. and will lead direct to
the lobby.
The dining rooms will occupy the
same place in the new building as
they do at present, and, like the bal
ance of the first floor, will be finished
with thing and marble.
There will be four store rooms
fronting on Main street, and three on
Fort King avenue. The entire front
of the building on Main street will be
torn out to the second floor, and large
iron beams, supported by cast iron
pillars, will take the place Of the pres
ent brick walls. All of the store rooms
will be fitted up with large plate glass
windows. The space between the pres
ent building and the annex will be oc-
cupied by a store room. All the store
rooms will be fitted up with modern
plumbing and wired for electric light
ing, while heat will be furnished from
the hotel steam heating plant. The
heating plant will be located in the
basement under the central court.
The walls of the building will be
made Of white cement stucco, while
the cornice will be of red Spanish TIL
ing. The spaces between the double
windows on the second and third floors
will be ornamented with panels of
colored thing, giving the building
most beautiful appearance.
There will be three verandas on the
Main street side of the building and
two on the Fort King avenue side. A
spacious parlor lobby will occupy the
center Of the second floor of the build
ing on the west side. leading to
large veranda on Main street
The hotel will contain seventy five
bed rooms. of which twenty seven
will connect with private baths The
most modern furnishings to be had
will be used in furnishing the entire
building. Every room will have cleo
trio lights, running hot and cold wa
ter. telephones, etc.
The elevators will be of modern de-
sign and with all the safety appli-
anceS known