Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-22
PENN-HARRIS HOTEL
TO BE A MODEL
CONTINUED From First Pagcl

terror design of building The ex-
perience gained by years of travel and
study and in the design and erection
of many modern hotel buildings
should enable the architects to make
this, the new Penn Harris. an ideal
hotel. Every effort will be made to
produce Il uniform standard of excel
lenee to give the best impressions to
the new arrival and to maintain these
Impressions throughout the corridors
rooms and all other portions of the
building.
All of Highest Excellence
Nothing will grade below the first
impression and to this end even the
lowest priced rooms will be provided
with the principal items of service.
including phones, bed lights. annun-
ciators, etc, so that every patron is
given the maximum of service. The
hotel Will be provided with 275 bed
rooms, each and every one of which
will be connected with either bath or
shower. All rooms will be of standard
size and many of the rooms along
the Walnut street front will be larger.
Corner suites of sitting room. bed
room and bath will be provided on
every floor. The sample rooms will
one of the features of the hotel build
ing TO cater to the commercial trade.
Each room will be connected with
bath and large storeroom, and sample
tables (forming wainscote when not
in use) will be provided on all sides of
the room.
Seven Select Shops
ON the Third street side of the
building seven stores will be provided
to meet the requirements of select
shops.
The main entrance of the hotel will
pe located in the center of the Third
street front. The Walnut street side
Will contain the automobile entrance
TO the lobby, elevators and grille. y
beautiful grilleroom is to be located
on the Walnut street side, facing Capt.
tol Park. easily accessible either from
the Walnut or Third street entrance.
sack of this grille is located the main
public toilets. barber shops, etc.
The first or lobby floor will be
about y feet above the Walnut street
sidewalk level and this entire floor
VIII be devoted to public rooms, in
Guiding the main lobby. 37x7S, loung-
ing room, S4X7S. and the main dining
room, 46N47, facing Third street
ladies' retiring room. etc. In the main
lobby will also be provided newsstand,
telegraph office, check room, telephone
booths and other conveniences for
patrons.
"On the same level as the dining
room will be located the kitchen, ex-
tending back to Strawberry alley. The
entire rear wing will be given over to
the service requirements of the build
ing. AT the street level will be located
the stewards department. containing
storerooms, iceboXes, trunk storage,
etc.
above this level will be the main
kitchen, with direct service to the
main dining room and lounging room.
Above the kitchen will be located the
laundry and service quarters, includ-
ing service dining rooms. locker rooms,
toilet rooms, storage rooms. auditors
office. etc.
The second floor is arranged en-
tirely for public entertainment, ex-
cepting the Third street frontage,
which will be arranged with a number
of state suites especially fitted up for
official guests
The assembly hall and ballroom,
flX7S, will be located in the rear wing
of the building and will have in con-
nection Herewith a special service
pantry, which will also be used in con-
nection with the four private dining
rooms. Surrounding the private dim
ing rooms and ballroom will be located
ladies and gentlemen's toilets, coat
rooms, reception rooms, etc. The as
sembly room will be provided with a
stage, orchestra balcony ard all other
conveniences required for large gather
ings or ballroom purposes.
No Lost Motion
Careful thought and attention has
been given by the architects and les
sees, the United Hotels Company, to
the planning of the hotel in all its de-
partments, so that when in operation
there will be no friction or lost mo-
ton; all parts being carefully arranged
1 a ~ mn m fNf hnl1 will hoI
required to operate the hotel and the
entire service will be high class
throughout.
THE exterior of the building as
shown in the accompanying illustra-
tions is designed along simple but
thoroughly architectural treatment for
a modern hotel building. The lower
portion or base of the building is to
be of plain polished granite and above
this point granite terra Gotta will be
used. The shaft of the building will
be of a warm gray brick. The cornice
and topping out of the building will be
of terra Gotta similar to the lower
treatment
THE framework of the building will
be of structural steel throughout and
of the most modern fireproof con-
struction. The staircases and elevators
will be surrounded by fireproof encIos-
ures and every effort will be made to
take care of the convenience and
Sately OF lne guests.
Mr.. Stoddart's Work
recent copy of the Atlanta Con-
stitution tells of some highly credit
able work done by Mr.. Stoddart in
tkat city. Among other buildings
which he designed in the South were
the Georgian Terrace Hotel at Atlanta,
the Hotel Savannah at Savannah, the
Hotel Dempsey at Savannah, and the
Tutweiler Hotel at Birmingham He
has also designed many other large
buildings throughout the country Mr.
Stoddart is a graduate of Columbia
University and stands high in his pro-
fession. Esenwein & Johnson of
Buffalo, who are associated with Mr.
Stoddart in the planning of the new
Penn Harris Hotel. have also many
large buildings to their credit They
have given particular attention to the
designing of hotels and the United
Hotels Company, which will manage
the Penn Harris were responsible for
securing the services of the Buffalo
architects.
Building to- BE Most Impressive
Many conferences were keld before
work was started on the plans and
it is generally believed that the design
finally chosen with the interior ap-
pointments will give Harrisburg one