. City of Minneapolis. A review of her growing industries and commercial development, historical and descriptive .. . dmitted on all hands to have few, if any, equals, and certainly nosuperior. It was built by Col. John T. West, who had for some time been proprietor of the NicolletHouse, where he was eminently successful. The cost of the West was $1,500,000, and it is one of themost thoroughly well-built structures in the United States. Everything relating to its erection and dec- 66 RESOURCES OF MINNESOTA. oration was done on a grand and most liberal scale. Wherever a question arose as to whe
. City of Minneapolis. A review of her growing industries and commercial development, historical and descriptive .. . dmitted on all hands to have few, if any, equals, and certainly nosuperior. It was built by Col. John T. West, who had for some time been proprietor of the NicolletHouse, where he was eminently successful. The cost of the West was $1,500,000, and it is one of themost thoroughly well-built structures in the United States. Everything relating to its erection and dec- 66 RESOURCES OF MINNESOTA. oration was done on a grand and most liberal scale. Wherever a question arose as to whether an addi-tional outlay should be incurred in order to make the hotel more complete, it was always decided on theside of liberality. The consequence of this is that Minneapolis can boast of the possession of a hotelwhich is one of the most beautiful, and at the same time one of the best appointed hotels for comfort,that has ever been built. The architecture is original, being a happy combination of the Queen Anneand Colonial styles. It is built of red ]iressed brick and marble, with terra cotta trimmings. The. ground plan is feet, and the total height 200 feet. There are eight stories. The rotunda orlobby is 7o.\9o feet. Leading from the floor is the grand stairway, which is wholly built of white are on the same floor as the rotunda the reading, reception, news, telegraph, billiard, coat and washrooms, which are all designed for the accommodation of 1,000 guests. The second floor is divided intothe grand dining room, three private dining rooms, ladies ordinary, kitchen, serving room, guests par-lors, gentlemens club room, and suites of private parlors for wedding parties and distinguished guests. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. 6T All the flooring is of marble, except in the parlors and private suites, carpets of the richest kind beingused there. The walls are wainscotted with marble and mahogany, with the ceilings of carved mahog-any in panels. The grand dining r
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