The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16
NEIN HlIEL WAS
ABOUT ONE YEAR
RECONSTRUCTION
Cost About 100000 and
Lacks No Detail Of a
First Class House
WAS VERY WELL BUILT
Milburn, Herster & Co., the
Architects and George
Fuller, Contractor.

corner Of Jefferson and Washington
streets almost covered with The steel
which had been bought by the hotel
company long in advance because the
directors saw the stiff bulge in the
price of structural steel coming. That
bit Of foresight saved the stockhold.
ers a good many thousands Of dollars
and made 1t possible to finish the no.
tel long before 1t could have been
done had the contractor been compel
ed to go into the market after he was
awarded the contract
Plans for the structure were pre-.
pared by Milburn, Holster and Com
pany, Of Washington, D. c., a well
known firm Of architects which spec.
ialized in hotel designing. The plans
as they finally stood were the result
Of number Of conferences between
the architects and President A. Brooks
Fleming, IT,, and the members Of the
Executive committee.
The construction was done by the
George Fuller construction company
and the representative Of the firm on
the ground was their Mr.. Beaumont.
The building is freproof throughout
and in addition is amply provided with
fire escapes. 1t cost almost 100000,
On the ground floor which is built
on level with Washington street are
four store rooms IS by II 10 feet. On
the same floor with an entrance from
Jefferson street there is a barber shop
81 by IL 10 feet, billiard room 81
by by IS feet, also boiler house, ser
vice room, toilets, trunk rooms and
Washington street entrance to the no.
tel connecting with the elevator.
On the first floor two store rooms,
80 by 81 feet, are located in the upper
Jefferson street corner adjoining these
is the Coffee Shop" one of the most
interesting departments Of "The Fair
mont"
The cafe is situated in the first floor
corner of Washington and Jefferson
streets. 1t is z by 20 feet. The din
ing room, 81 by 20 feet, faces on Wash
ington street, while the bath room,
which will be used for main dining
room, adjoins the dining room on the
Washington street side and is 81 by
81 feet. The cafe, the dining room
and the ball room are so arranged
that they may be thrown into QUE
room, 81 by 101. In this large room
opens directly into the kitchen which
makes it an ideal arrangement for
handling banquets, This large room
can be used for a ball room, con-
vention hall, meeting place for most
any purpose. In addition to the main
entrance from the lobby to this room
there is flight of stairs six feet wide
leading from this room to the meS-
canine floor. Besides the rooms floors
and foyer, storage rooms, kitchen, OF
ample size and equipment to supply
all requirements, refrigerator rooms,
bake shops, main hotel lobby, 56 BY
40 feet, main office, private ohlce'
check rooms, news stand.
On the mezzanine floor Is the la
dies parlor facing Jefferson street, OV
er part of the kitchen is located the
servants sewing room.
The second, third and fourth floor
plans are identical Each floor con-
tains seven rooms with bath tubs, slZ
rooms with showers and fourteen
rooms with hot and cold water connec'
tions. but with no showers n tub. All
OF the rooms on each floor are outside
rooms. In addition to the bed rooms
there are two large sample rooms on
each floor. To take care Of the rooms
without baths, gentlemen's and laoleS
toilets are provided.
All of the exposed walls rom tne
first floor line to the ground on Wash.
inpton and Jefferson streets are faced
with Peerless Bedford Indiana lime
stone. All of the exterior walls
Throughout from the first floor line up
ara faced with selected No. l local
red brick, all thoroughly bonded with
terra Gotta backing. The face oricS
are laid in black putty.
The wood work in the boiler room
service room and trunk room on tne
ground floor and the ground floor meS,
anime is of No. yellow pine, al
other wood throughout the entire
building is strictly first quality olrGa,
the window frames are clear Wm'e
pine. ,.,.,- .,oro+o.
fover and side hall on the first floor
ara Of a pebble body ceramic terranze
flooring. The public toilet room. on tae
ground floor and the toilet rooms on
the other floors and the patns S'9
royal gray floor tile. ..-,,,.
The steps in the entrance Cot I tSo
and hall on the ground floor and me
stairs and landings and wainscoatlns
frn ,,r the ground floor to the mezEa-
nine floor also from the ballroom 70
ths nezzanine floor and from the meE-
zanine IN the main lobby, side hall, ele.
vator foyer, also fronts and sills LOT
ali the shower baths on the three bed
roono floors are marble. All stairs are
constructed of gray Tennessee marble
The marble used in the entrance COR
ridor and the stairs to the mezzanne
floor is cream statuary marble.
The officers Of the Fairmont Hotel
Company are: Brooks Fleming, Jr.'
president; o S Mckinney, vice presl-
dent; G D Robinson, vice president;
GIN Alexander, secretary; Walton Mil
| Ter, treasurer; Charles w Evans, as
slstant secretary; j NJ Brownfeld, as
slstant treasurer; G NJ Alexander, at
torney in fact
Executfye,. committee: C szRigTs,