The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-11
TRENTON HOUSE CONG.
Famous Old Landmark Yields to Mod
ern Progress.


600, will be constructed of brick, steel
and terra Gotta, have store fronts,
spacious dining and banquet halls,
and a top floor, or in fact eleventh
story, which will be a combination
roof garden and banquet room, withxa
seating capacity of 800.
While the plans have been drawn
and approved, so far as they go, it is
still Mr.. Kuser's intention % further
improve upon them. In this connec-
ton he has planned to visit within a
few weeks several Of the larger cities
of the East and Middle West, includ-
ing Detroit, Mich, and cities in Ohio
and New York, as well as Baltimore
and other places having modern ho-
tells, with a view of obtaining the lat
est ideas in hotel construction. He
will be accompanied by Joseph G..
Buch, manager OF the Trenton and
American houses.
A Century Old.
1t is the intention to continue bust
ness in the newer portion OF the
house, known as the Grill, while the
new building is being erected. This
section of the present structure has
recently been modernly equipped in
anticipation of the use to which it is
to be put. The Trenton House has
served the public since about 1910,
although records show there was a
building on the site before that date.
Realizing the need of a domern
hotel here, Mr.. Kuser has been work
ing for two years and more on the
proposed improvement. When he
thought his preliminary work was
about finished he engaged architects
and prepared plans for the structure.
In planning for the new structure
Mr.. Kuser took particular are to ar
range for banquet and assembly faci-
Ities, These events are to be taken
care of on the eleventh floor. This
entire floor will be so arranged with
glass that it can be thrown open into
a roof garden in the summer months
and enclosed during other seasons. 1t
will be so constructed that the parti-
tons a be moved about to enclose
a small space for a private dinner or
theatre party, if desired. There will
also be private dining rooms.
Immediately fronting the elevator
landing on the top floor will be retir-
ing rooms for ladies and gentlemen,
also smoking and check rooms. Kit
chen and serving room facilities will
be provided there to facilitate the
handling of ~banquets and dinners.
Plans have been arranged for three
stores on the first floor of the hotel.
They will have entrances from War
zen street. The main entrance to the
hotel will also be from the same
street. There will be another large
entrance from Hanover street. Aside
from the three stores, the first floor
will contain a dining room with a
seating capacity for 400 persons, large
lobby. office, buffet, two passenger
elevator stations, cigar and magazine
stands and telephone stations and
booths.
The main floors of the structure, in
GLIDING, of course, the first floor, will
be of tile, while the other floors will
be of hard wood. The wa~inscoting
will also be of decorated tile. There
will be canopied entrances to the
structure.
The m%ezzanine or second floor will
contain resting rooms, writing rooms,
ladies' parlors and suites for the man
ager and auditors and Headquarters
for public stenographers. There will
be a board stairway leading to this
floor, with marble steps and tile side
effects.
The rooms will be made up in suites
of two, three and more, containing.
aside from sleeping apartments, sit
ting rooms and baths, with running
hot and cold water and every comfort
possible, including reading lamps,
telephones and tables beside each
bed. The floors and walls of the
bathrooms and lavatories connecting
with the rooms will be of tile. Mod
ern lighting facilities have been pro-
vided throughout the entire struc-
ture.
For years travelling men have COM
planned that cample-room facilities in
Trenton were not what they should
be and not on a par with those in
other cities. Having this criticism III
mind, Mr.. Kuser has paid particular
attention to the wants of the sales
e He has arranged for twenty
large sample rooms and elevators to
cary their wares to the places Of
exhibit.
in planning for the proposed new
structure to replace the present Tren-
ton House, which has served the pub
lie for so many years. said Mr.. Ku-
ser, 81 decided to have a hotel that
will meet every demand of the grow
ing city for years to come. It is my
aim to give Trenton a hotel that any
city might well be proud of. I think
that by an expenditure of about $780,
600 for the building alone / will
be able to acc0mnlish this"