The Westminister Hotel
Albaugh's New Hotel - The
Westminster
Democratic Advocate - Carroll, MD
October 8, 1898
Ere many days the city will be enriched by one of the most attractive hotel structures which any community of the size possesses. Whoever views its walls now finished exteriorly on East Main Street, near Centre, may form some idea of the richness and beauty of this edifice when it issues in perfect form fresh from the working-men's hands, for the indications are that it will be unsurpassed in general merit by any building of the kind elsewhere. It is four stories high, modern in construction, and equipped with all the latest and best features of hotel architure, embracing electric bells and lights, elevators, porcelain baths and toilet appointments, tiled flooring, etc. Altogether it will be a chaste and ornate structure to be called "The Westminster," in honor of the city where it stands.
"The Westminster" -
Westminster's New Hotel Now Open and Ready For Guests - Furniture, Etc.
Democratic Advocate - Carroll, MD
1899
Next week "The Westminster" will be opened for
guests, and already a number of our citizens have decided to take their meals there, owing
to the inefficiency and scarcity of reliable servants.
The fact that Mr. Harry E. Crout, the well known caterer, is to
have the management of the hotel is a sufficient guarantee that it will be up-to-date,
while his accomplished wife will look after the household department.
Every room is handsomely furnished, well ventilated, lighted by
electricity and gas, with several bath and toilet rooms on each floor. The parlors
are large, beautifully furnished and lighted by large windows, which are protected by
Italian blinds, and a fine piano is to be placed in one or more of them. In the rear
of the second story there is a large hall for the exclusive use of children, in which
there is a piano and organ.
Each hall and stairway is carpeted and the halls and bath rooms
are thoroughly lighted, while the whole building is heated by hot water, from two large
boilers located in the cellar.
For the accomadation of the boarders there is a large
dining-room, nearly sixty by thirty feet, fitted with individual and general tables,
furnished with beautiful glass and china ware, while adjacent is the kitchen, containing
one of the best ranges that money can buy. It is fitted with all the appliances
necessary for a first-class hostelry.
The main entrance to the hotel is through a large hall from two
large doors, while there is a side entrance on the north side, which door opens direct
into the office. The main hall is beautifully carpeted and adjacent to the office is
a hydraulic elevator and frieght lift. On the north side of the main entrance is the
Westminster Deposit and Trust Company's office, and on the other side are the offices of
the Water, Telephone and Electric Light Companies.
All in all "The Westminster" is one of the best
furnished and equipped buildings in the State, and contains over forty large sleeping
apartments and private parlors, and its enterprising owner, Mr. George W. Albaugh,
deserves the thanks of the traveling public for giving them a hotel equal to the best.
(Submitted by Sue Billings)