Year: 1869

Two years ago Portland was sadly deficient
in hotel accommodations for the travelling
public. To-day we chronicle the fact that with
in the next fortnight another elegant hotel will
be added to the list of commodious and SPLEEN
did public houses that have been erected since
1866


The large four story brick building, with or
narncntaI masttc ronr, situated on Temple, be-
tween Federal and Middle Sts., that was built
by Mr.. Charles 81. Adams the past year, will be
thrown open to the public by the Sth of July.
Already are the carpets-which are very hand
some and of the best quality-laid down in the
bed rooms, and the furniture will be moved in
in day or two. The painters have almost
finished their labor down stairs, and as soen as
they are out Of the house the lower story will
be fitted up. The hotel contains forty rooms,
not including those on the lower floor. Ground
has also been broken ON the lot next above,
and adjoining the hotel, for an addition, built
in the same style as the main house, to contain
thirty rooms, making total of seven ty rooms.
ION the front of the building, nearest to Mid
die street, is the ladies' entrance; wide and
easy fight of stairs, conducting up to the sec
ond floor. This staircase is entirely shut off
from any of the rooms on the street floor, and
possesses the great merit of privacy so rarely
found in hotels. 1t will be handsomely carpet
ed. Next to the ladies' entrance is the office,
20x30 feet, at one end of which is screened
staircase for the use of ladies coming down
from the upper story to enter the dining hall,
which stands in the rear. This Office is fitted
up with every convenience, and underneath it,
in the basement, will be found the gentlemen's
water closets, porters room, and wash room.
Adjoining the Office is the gentlemen's parlor
and reading room, 20x30 feet, luxuriously fur
nished and where will be found all the facili-
ties for writing as well as files of all the lead
ing papers of the country Next to. the read
ing room, and on the end of the front of the
building nearest Federal street, is the upper
entrance, q wide hall running clear through
the house to the kitchen, with staircases OPEN
ing it leading from the upper story. AL the
rooms in the house are to be elegantly frescoed
by Schumacher, and those in the upper story
are already bright and cheerful in their ornate
dress. In the rear of the house is the conven-
lent kitchen, 20x30 feet, aud beneath it large
dry cellar. On one side of the kitchen is a
nice pastry loom, and large pantry separates
the kitchen from the dining room. which is a
light, well ventilated, and beautifully freseoed
apartment, 60x20 feet, and communicating by
two doors with the office. All the rooms on
the lower floor are between IA and 10 feet stud


At the head of the ladies' staircase, on the
second floor, is nice large reception room
with wash room and water closets, designed
exclusively for ladies. There are two suites Of
large parlors on the front, each of two rooms,
to be furnished in the most recherche manner
In the rear is a suite of three rooms-one of
which is 35x20 feet in size-and are intended
for supper parties, railroad meetings, conven-
tions or other large assemblages, and are ad-
mirably adapted for the purpose. The two up
per stories are devoted to the bedrooms, which
are en- suite and single. Water closets are
found in every story, and cistern, down stairs.
holds 400 hogsheads of water, which amply
supplies the house with water until the Seba-
60 is "on tap" The heating is done by steam
furnace. Gas all over the hotel.


The house is an extremely convenient one
throughout, will be furnished in all its depart
ments in first class STYLE and will be under the
charge Of Mr.. John Sawyer, the popular pro-
prietor for the past eight years of the Baker
House, in Yarmouth. We congratulate Mr..
Adams upon his enterprise in adding this beau
tiful hotel to the others which the city posses
ses, and we are sure that under the charge of
SO genial and skilful landlord as Mr.. Sawyer
the Adams House will receive large share of
the public patronage. The hotel will be kept
on the American plan. M