New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 29, 1924, Page 10

DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1924. Colonial Design In Blue and Buff N W HOTEL MARKS EPOCH IN DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BRITAIN Predominates in “The Burritt.” | Furniture Is of 18th Cen-| tury Design and Color— Wall Paper Design 200 Years Old. teiry. en West Washington & b trance is from West Main stre terrace entrance 1s from Wash street Both entrances directly to the lobby promenad 1 b ex- change where and periodical department, check room, telephone switchiboard and tel phone booths arc ated. The lobby lounge and main d & room & 1 rectly off the lobby promena are two stortes in h mezzanine balcony lounge overic same, The entrances, lobby ing room are in the colonial style finished in white with antique maho any doors, cases, etc, lounge and dining room same ceiling design and only fernery boxes, chinese urns and pedestals sep- arate this loungs and dining room. | Can Seat 350 Persons | The foyer, which is to one side of the dining room, leads to the as sembly room, or the ball and ban- quet roem, The dining room has a scating capacity of 125 10 150 pcrsons and the assembly room or banquet room has a seating capacity of 150 to | 200 persons, Detween these two rooms are wide mecordian doors and French doors so that they can be thrown together whenever occasion demands, ing a total seating ca- yacity 250 perso ccord- to dining room or banquet scat urrangement, With the remov- | cry boxes, ete, between Jobe dining room, and additional ting capacity of 100 can be added the rare occasion when the maxi- mum seating capagity is desirable, he assembly room is ir Georg- tyle with paneled walls and wain- seot mnd finished in white enamel with light cream colored walls, The frieze is finished with a hand decorat- ed Georgian testoon with intermedi- ate panels depicting colonial figures | and flower and fruit baskets The so-called assembly room is in reality a dining room. At some fi ture time a rcal ball and assembly room is to be erected just north of the present bullding on the ant property now available. At that time the space now to he used for! dining room will be made a part o the lobby, thus providing for expa sion of all departments when it s found mecessary to do =o. The lobby loun has a large colonial fireplace, French doors and windows lead from the lounge to the terrace and veranda, which also has an entmnce from the dining room so that this terrace can also be used fc tea terrace or dining terra The general cffcct of the two lobby and dining room with por ferneries between, and the mezzanin ounge overlooking the wo impressior colonial style of the fal furn hospital modern hot 18 entirely sop enade and bu turnished with colonial f i hangings at w doors © i# off t shop Itatia barber The bart the street promenad 1y 1h mair dining The New Britain Club w Britain club is located « on West Maii men's To the r¢ which he card arca. To main din- t by 80 dining club’s feet is ind pool club and fin- Wwhite fire- lounge rooms can be ladics' nights or ning room of the club g capacity of 100 persons two private dining roo capacities of 40 to persons. Accordian and French doors onnect the main dining room and the two private ing rooms so that they together, making a to- g capacity of 140 to 150 per- he main und private dining have Georgia: nial scenic coratcd walls above the wainscot, 4 the woodwork and wainscot iished in the lig 1y tones, liard room has a direct entrance ugh club rooms and mlso an en- nce from the m e ladies’ room for the same room on the mezzan |used Ly the hotel guests, General Office The general office for the hotel, where th aditors, cashiers and ho- ¢ ani ¢ e » located s o~ s 5 121 I b el The Burritt hotel, New Britain's new hotel, built by money on the mezzani floor. This also has an entrance from the service corri the 127 guest roc Including five arger combination samplc rooms « second floor which can also be us America. The building is of colonial style throughout, from the « for committee rooms and priy din- built a cost of $800,000, ail the stock being subseribed by people of New ing rooms. The service cley § I'he opening ceremony will begin Mond afternoon with corridor serves these rooms anc nects directly to Kitehe ser au ervice pantry is located ad- | reetry T jolning the above sampl 4 priv Al dining rooms to facilita tvice 10| pyvery moders these rooms. sample rOOMS are | paratus which goes equpped with disappearing “white” | ds and each complete room equipment holders’ banquet on Tuesday eveni yalanc e eithr baths or pri public toilets cal bedroom floors. o g nopremier s connect t \ obbies Colonial Uniforms ach floor and the corridors " per with white trim hogany doors, ,, ) 4 heme The lightir xt re designed | {pimmg hanging lamp the harp shape jorms witl hanger and : abular | head bands shade The corridors \ 1 maide wil rooms are all carpet wood colontal blue and. buff trimy trim ¢ rooms is ite ar N « me interesting detail are one panc ah 2 n the story of the furnishi s e ey walls of 1oo o papered with f 1 pu ough 13 irious designs of “Birge” coloni All t S T LEDRTLLL L HOW NEW BRITAIN PUT OVER ITS ight gray and cream tones, harmon- | and carpets are Hartfc fzing with the wall papers Lowell Axminsters, manufa bath rooms have tile floors|the Bigelow-Hart The bath tv with MAYOR TO l!l FIRST Ui sy Althoug tt y TRAINED OFFIGIALS WILL BE IN CHARGE Operating Men and Women of Wide Experi- ence to Handle Local Institution received through the sale of ain residents, will be opened formally to the public Wednesday of next weck. dor. in the chain of colonial hotels, of modern fire proof construction, being built in the smaller citi Xhe upper foors an p with of the Amerttan IHotels corporation which in itself is a subsidiary of the parent org: - NEW $800,000 HOTEL PROJECT Photo B stock to more than 800 New Drit- The opening of this building will mark the second 1 It is under the management tion the United Hotels comp tructure to the wall papers and uniforms itain and v inspection by the .\H,J\}ml{l( Pakd un subseciption ABOUT THE MEN WHO BUILT THE ‘BURRITT Large Percentage of Material Used, Supplied by Local Firms construct jer 1he hotel b cotpota rvisor o kround Smitt A smith is Mines the e ling i in build York hur building of The refrigerating plant which sends ice water curculating into every room ir. the building pas installed by the ! Automatio Refrigerating Co., of Hart- for: Stairways and metal threshelds re placed by the Atlas Iron Works of Bridgeport, The two passenger and one freight clevators were placed by the Haugh- ton Blevator (o, of Toledo, O. Irer fittings for shower baths, door and other structural steel was supplicd by the Berlin Construction Co. Tlhie Barrett roofing was placed by i. Bostwick of Hartford. ‘J:cers were made and placed by tiie Conway Co., of Milwaukee, The steam heating plant was in- stailed by M. J. Daley and Sons of \iterbur, Weather stripping for windows and »rs was procured and placed by the 1 Metal Weather Stripping ston. letter chute from the top floor to the main floor was installed by the Cuttler Mail Chute Co., of Rochester, Ny Dockrell, Halliday Co., marble and u'e setters did the interior marble and tile work. John I, Downes, 28 Monroe strect, New Britain, handled the plastering contract, The copper canopy in front of the building was erceted by the General Sheet Metal Works of Bridgeport. Intefior sheet metal work, connect- in g registers, installing grills, efe., was done by the New Britain Sheet Metal Werks, Elevator fronts, doors and hangers were placed by the A. IR, Kirschner ‘0., of New Haven, Jeseph Luzietti, of New Britain, Hd conerete sidewalk and sidewalk arstruction Nickel bathroom fixtures, grab ails, towel rucks, cte., were made by ders, Frary & Clark, ¢, J. Lerous of New Dritain didithe sumbing. Miiler Brothers f Bloomfield, onn., did the The window frames were madel by the Mims M jal Co., of Lura) Cold lettering on 135 doors the Now Drituin Sign DPal And when the job was all completed and finished, the windows were washed by the New Dritain Window “leaning Co. Ihe plate glass windows were in- stalled by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Other windows and all glazing work done by Ruckliffe Brothers Co. switch panel boxes and steel cabinets for electric switches were procurcd from the Plainville Bleetrie ramentul stone Simbroco Stone ( steuctural «t ! from t Bethichom Vive prool ® mo foor domes sum Co, vere placed by olving Door Co., rom the Spring & by » Murble Co, of INVESTORS' DREAMS ARE REALIZED NOW Buiritt Hotel Actually Doing B'r"ncs;--Rfllums Expec(ed I'rom 2 to 4 o'clock on the aftef. woon of Mond March #, little over year from the fime they bought stock, 52 ckholders or as that 825 can deo %o cor semble in the Blihu Vil inspeet the build- cal otel the Were city, wheo said : uid b whet it with the serving of luncheon Iritain club, and the o scveral of the rooms b lLotel actually §s doing official put m 1 f the stoel rin their Commer dent rporation the hotel prasident o of Amer nizatio £ pray Syitican merrymaking pesday eveni Stevens Co., i tatned o Chicago and Altoona being formally thrown open to the ex in in New Dritain for the public. A Yt be held at shovel sud ¢t three weeks, awaiting orders as {5y ¢ to which members of the quicksand to the next place to 1 o glatid Hotel association have feet be- ' Hardware, door knobs, locks, ete, invited ol bol- | wus supplied entirely by the Hus Thursday will ms Main sireet a w Pritain lunch room wit for lunch count glass topped 1 ance of the r el the 11 Erwin Co, Chamber of Commeres the coffe time have . Hart & Coole bunquet. ¥ lay the sal vinet work throu L the oom 3 open 1o businessmen’s lunca decorated balanee up by th Statment ; nding he cor- | bul done Street entrances . ¥ ot entrane " reat N r te ain Woodworking Co. smber i . s engag