Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1922-03-30
100000 HOTEL
TO Be ERECTED
AT WINDERMERE, FLA.
WauseOn Residents Members of Com
pany Helping Finance This
Large Hotel

Windermere, located IL miles west
of Orlando, is to have great i'm
provement in the next few months
that will not benefit Windermere
alone, but also the all-year-round resi-
dents of Orlando and adjoining towns.
1t was made public yesterday by Mrs.
Elizabeth Marshall, who has been en-
gagged in the real estate business n
this city for the past few years, that
an all the year round hotel, to cost
when completed approximately $780,
900, will be built in Windermere on
property owned by her that has a
beautiful beach front of 400 feet.
A company has been fromed, called
the Windermere Hotel Company,
comprised largely or residents of
Windermere, to finance the project.
The new hotel will be one of the
most beautiful buildings in that sec
ton. 1t will be of Venetian design
and all rooms, of which there will be
fifty, with private baths, will over
look the gardens for which very ex-
tensive plans have been made. The
building will be two stories and is to
be of hollow tile and stucco. The first
floor will have a magnificent lobby
with mezzanine floor, both with large
ireplaces. The lobby will have oak
flooring and will be so arranged as
to accommodate large dancing parti1s
From the lobby will run a stucco
bridge out over several lovely garden
walks and trellises to a large out
building which is to be screened and
cod fO n ND &c
building will be delightfully."- situated
in the midst of magnificent circular
garden, about which will be paved
walks, overlooking the beach which is
entirely of white sand.
The private dining room on the first
| floor will accommodate twenty-five per
sons, and the hotel dining rooTss will
seat about 150 Both rooms will be
built with solid wall of tall French
windows overlooking the circular
garden and the beach. On the first
floor will also be private rest room
for ladies, a kitchen, pantries, and
also a number of bed rooms. The
second floor will contain bed rooms.
A feature of this hotel will be that
every modern convenience will be in
stalled, such as steam heat. electric
lights, modern plumbing facilities.
water, etc. A large electric, re-
frigerating and water plant will be
installed on the grounds in conjunc-
tion with this hotel, which will net
only furnish the hotel building with
lights and water but also residents
of Windermere, and the townspeople
are to finance this part of the enter
prise. There is also to be garage
room for twelve cars. The beach is
to be made a most attractive feature.
/ Wires are to be extended out over
the water for several hundred feet,
with electric lights to be used for the
bathers at night, and there is also .
be large boat house and bathing
house. Mrs. Marshall, who is pro-
moter of this project, is to take over
the management.
1t will be a splendid opportunity
: for Orlando families for the summer
1t will be delightful summer resort
practically within the doors of the
city, and where the business men may
} join their families each evening and
still attend to business in the city.
: Private dinner and dancing parties
will also be catered to, both winter
and summer. Complete plans have as
yet not been made, but it is expected
everything will be ready to begin con-
; struction about May 1, and the hotel
will open for business Novmeber 1.
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