The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-24
HOTEL BARRE
SPLENDIDLY
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wholly familiar with hotel architecture
came in touch with George NJ. Bartlett
OF several designs submitted, Mr.. Bart
lett's was the most attractive and APP
parently the best suited, both to th,
building site and TO the needs of thu
community That time has amply JUST
fled the choice of Mr.. Bartlett no one car
reasonably deny. Not only has he giver
this city hotel which in style and ar
arrangement surely has not been du
plicated anywhere in Vermont, but hi
has been faithful counselor to the
building committee and the contracting
company. His interest in the erection OF
the hotel did not cease with the sale OF
the plans. He has visited the project fire.
lquently and among the men who have
labored conscientously to bring the ho-
tel project to successful completion, none
is more deserving of credit that the arch
itect.
With him working constantly in har-
mony is the building committee. consist
den. They have labored diligently to Sc
cure for the company the best results
from its building investment and the fact
that the hotel is acceptable in every de-
tail is largely due to their untiring at
tention.
Excavations for the basement were be-
gun in the late summer of 1914. AL
though cold weather set in before the
walls of the superstructure were complet-
| ed, the work was not seriously hampered
and by the latter part of the year the
building was entirely enclosed Com
mendable progress has marked she con-
struction work from the outset.
The Management.
The company has been unusually for
tunate in securing as the manager Of the
hotel John V. Rowen, who with his esti-
mable wife, made moving success OF
Hotel Barton in Barton. Travelling men
and others who have visited Mr.. an.
Mrs. Rowen in their Barton hostelry
ascrbe to them that rare combination,
capacity for hard work and an amiablity
that wins friends among people who
patronize hotels. Having disposed of his
property in Barton. Mr.. Rowen and his
wife came to Barre last spring and since
their arrival they have been continually
active in getting ready for the opening
day. Around them, Mr.. and Mrs. Rowen
have gathered an excellent corps OF as
sistants, all of them having received the |
benefit of long hotel experience. Grin |
Hughes of Burlington has been engaged |
as day clerk; James Rowen of Barton, |
night clerk: w. j. Turner of North !
Bucksport, Me-, RS chef; Mrs. T. O. Has /
kins of Montpelier as pastry cook, and |
Mrs. T. G. Carswell as head waitress.
What the Hotel Is.
Hotel Barre is a four-story, fire proof |
structure, containing 81 guest rooms,
every one of which is connected with
bath or shower. 1t has frontage of As
feet and six inches on Washington street
and a depth of 1870 feet and six inches.
The Georgian colonial style of srchitec-
ture has been followed faithfully through
out The building has exterior walls of /
solid red brick and Barre granite trim
mings, with ample fire escapes easily ac-
cessble from exits on the three upper
floors. pleasing two-story front porch,
by four colonial columns, is in
strict conformity to the style of arehl-
lecture followed in the building proper
1t has dimensions OF 40 feet and six 4,
inches and II feet and six inches. Deck
thoroughly water-p PROCEED, is I
aid over the floors and an attractive {
lalng which emphasizes the colonial ef-
ect, skirts the roof. OF simple but ef- I
eetive ornature are the column capitals. {
The first floor contains q lobby % by
2 feet, liberal office and cherkroom; a ]
adies' receptionroom IA by Is feet.
iningroom az by 40 feet and kitchen 20 {
" AZ feet. Fumed chestnut stained t
ight color most pleasing to the eye, has
een used in finishing the main lobby II o
as a wainscoting six feet high and a
marble terrazzo floor, with a beam cell. r
ny. the ceiling paper being of gold strik- ~
ngly set off in panels by generous
reatment of the beam effect. Well il
elected fumed oak furniture with Span
h leather upholstery is in entire har- o
lony with the lobby finish. On the
outheast side of the lobby a fireplace Of \
rick with DOSAGE front lends a cheer
~ atmosphere to the room. Over the el
w-hanging shelf is a moose head kindly
FINISHED by II Gale Bennett, one of the G
tockholders. Two telephone paw sta
ons and the managers private Office are o.
royided for in one corner of the lobby
pace. al
French gray Is used in the ladies' re.
,ptionroom, which opens from the lobby, OF
I'D again from the dininRroom. in the
tier instance by French windows. The "
ainscot is three feet and six inches high y
nd the room is furnished with gray
icker furniture with cretonne uphol- Of
cry. J,
The dningroom i in ivory white, with n
ainscot three feet and six inches high. et
be walls above the wainscoting are pa n
red with a special scenic paper Of sepia 70
ne. Haneings at the window are light n
ne, the whole combining to make W
ny charming color scheme. More than ~
o people may b. accommodated with VI
~ in a diningroom that Il unusually an
aeant in its appointments. Once again ~
p colonial effect i quietly emphasized "a
its agreeable arrangement II doors &
ost modern fixtures and appliances IN