Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-31
New HotelHill
Fitted With All
Modern Comforts
Building Is Model of Archi.
tectural Beauty and Equip
ped With Every Up.to-Date
Convenience For Guests.

Inc erection OF this l4-story edifice
gives 70 this, city another excellent
hosteiry and adds another interest
ing chapter to the history Of the site
it occupies.
& If'the test OF time enters into prov
AAjng Disadvantages of HOTEL locations,
the site now occupied BY the new
tostelry is well proven. The new
Hillsenjoys the distinction OF being
located not only upon one of the
city's,, most prominent and valuable
corners, but one that has served as
a hotel site for approximately so
years. .,
Model Of Beauty.
No festuxe that could possibly add
to the comfort or convenience of
the travelling public was overlooked
by Lem H, Hill and J. w. Hill, jr.,
in the planning and erection OF this
fine hotel. Every detail of, modern
construction and furnishing has been
f$ithfulIA carried out The building
is "a model Of true architectural
beauty. 1t is desigl1d on. the unit
basis, allowing for the. addition, OF
duplicate units ON both streets with
out changing any part of the present
building.
The exterior finishing Of the build-
ing is <exceuted in notified colored
vitrihed face brick, trimmings in
white sandstone and terra Gotta, with
a most artistic overhanging cornicc
and marquisc in ornamental steel.
John and Allen Mcdonald Of Omaha
were the architects and the Vaughn
Construction company of Omaha
builders.
$50 Guest Rooms.
The mai, building contains $50
guest rooms and. with 50 in the an
mex, makes 200 rooms in all. There
are II rooms to each typical floor
and eight on the mezzanine floor.
Owing to the novel construction of
the building, five out of every IL
is corner room. All rooms have
outside exposure, all with bath and
complete in every modern appoint
ment. Corridors are wide and run
through the full length of the build
ing each way. !.
The motto of the Hill brothers and
their able associate, c. E. Griffith.
in planning this house was: "Only
the best of everything" As to how
thoroughly this idea has been car-
ried out the description Of the ap-
pointments Of this hotel is sufficient
evidence. ~ as
N Soft Water.
Thai the guest in Omaha may en-
10Y all possible of the comforts of
home, provision is made for soft wa
ter throughout the entire building.
This isyaccomplished by the installa-
ton Of a waterzsoftcniug piant. The
advantages Of this feature, bottT to
The guests and in operation, are OBJ
s1pus, Soft water for the baths and
kvatories ard in the kitchens and
taundry-soft water for cooking,
washing. etc.
Refrigeration and ice water
Niroughout the entire house are tur-
nished by Baker Refrigerating
system installed BY the Baker Ice
Machine company of Omaha.
ny Home-Like System.
The lighting scheme provides for
wall plugs and liable lamps in all
guest rooms, instead of the ordinary
wall brackets, just another home.
like feature. Another provision OF
the lighting system. applying to the
public corridors, lobby, lounge rooms
etc. is the installation throughout
of lighting features, the last. word
in practical sufficient lighting. The
lobby and mezzapine- fixtures were
furnished by the Beardslee-Chan-
deler Co.. Chicago.
The interior decorations. planned
and executed by the H. R. Bowen
company OF Omaha, under the pei
sonal supervision of J. A. Andrews
are most luxuriant. The decorative
color scheme is entirely new and
different from anything ever used
before. The two newest shades.
z copper-colored and black in rich
combination, are used for the mez-
canine floor. Specially designed
carpets cover the floor of the
halls and mezzanine floor. The. pre-
dominating colors include shades OF
copper and black viii, little touch
of<blue..
HAS Alternating Colors.
The room carpets are Of the
quality and of similar patterns to
that used in the new Commodore
hotel, New York. Each floor has
alternating colors, blue and gray,
black and gray, mulberry and black.
Hall carpets covering the. upper
floors are Of deep rich mulberry
combined with mulberry and black,
with plain black border. The walls
and ceiling on the mezzanine and
first floors are carried out in Teuton
and old ivory effect.
The wall coverings are of inl-
ported damask fabric in the, same
color effects. Most of the draper
les for the first two floors are in-
ported French silk in tones to har-
monize with the specially designed
furniture and wall throughout the
rooms.
Sun Blasted Fabric.
Furniture of lobby, lounge room
and the mezzaniGe floors is of ebony
and French walnut in special hand
carved design. Guest rooms are
furnished in brown mahogany and
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