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Leiendecker's Inn 2nd Gable

Photograph
1905 Commercial Record ad that includes an architect's rendering of the Leiendecker's Inn after the proposed addition of a second gable on the north side of the building. This image was featured as History Mystery #116 with the text: In November of 1905, The Commercial Record ran this on the front page. Over the next 100 years, the Inn was named the Columbia Hotel, Hotel Saugatuck and the Coral Gables.
hmb1905LeiendeckerInn.jpg 2.3MB; Work will be begun on the addition to Leiendecker's Inn as soon as the lumber arrives, which is expected now almost any day. The building when completed will cover about twice the ground that the present structure occupies and have 37 sleeping rooms with a complete electric bell system from each room. The dining room, which overlooks the river, will be enlarged so that 100 guests can sit at the table at one time. The bar and pool room will be 56×20 and one of the features of this department will be a steen room. The same effect will be carried out on the addition as in the original structure, namely: The addition will be three stories high and similar to the other part in general appearance so that, as the older part has been well taken care of, no one can tell but what the entire structure was built at the same time. P. H. Hancock has taken the contract to do the work. The dock which has been in bad shape for the past season will be repaired and everything about the premises put in first-class order.
hmbLeiendeckerInnOneGable.jpg 1.3MB; prior to addition of second gable Leiendeckers Inn sketch Jan 1901.jpg 408KB LeiendeckersCa1908.jpg 1.6KB; soon after 2nd gable added

2023.10.359

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220 Water/Coral Gables/Hotel Saugatuck/Columbia Hotel/Leiendecker's Inn

Winthers, Sally

2023.10

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These photos were published by Jack Sheridan for Commercial Record "History Mystery" features.

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These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.

11/05/2023

11/05/2023