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The Mersey House |
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Nova Scotia Music Venue of the Year 2007 |
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The Mersey Hotel |
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The Mersey History |
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From THE ADVANCE January 1, 1905 Hotel Mersey Looking back
Chief among recent additions to the comfortable hostelries of Nova Scotia stands, as an easy first, according to general verdict, the “Hotel Mersey”, just completed in this quaint but beautiful old town. …Situated at the junction of Main and Court streets, the “Mersey” commands on the one hand, a fine view of the principal business part of the town, and, on the other, of the beautiful vista of street extending to Fort Point and lined, on either side, with comfortable residences, most of them in the early Colonial style, standing in the midst of old ancestral trees. Two broad verandas, giving upon the first and second floors, encircle front and sides, while the elegantly appointed dining and drawing rooms look out on an avenue of elms and a well kept lawn embellished with numerous fine shrubs. The arrangement and fittings of the interior are up to date in every detail. The house is heated throughout with hot water and is brilliantly lighted with nearly one hundred and fifty electrics. On each of the three floors are two well appointed bathrooms, while a commodious lavatory is located in the rear hall. With conveniences, for employees, being also provided in the basement, the inside wall measurement or which is 410 feet around. While the building of the Halifax and South Western, already extended to this town affords railway connection…the regular calling of the S.S. Senlac gives choice of alternative routes. …The house was opened on New Year’s Day, under the management of P.F. Butler, and already enjoys a very encouraging patronage. Mr. Tremaine, of Halifax, was the architect. Messrs. Boehner Bros. of LaHave, were the contracting builders and Mr. Frank Powers, of Lunenburg, put in the heating system. A complete telephone system connects each room with the office. The dining room seats comfortably 75 persons, and besides a thorough system of radiators has a handsome modern, open grate. On the first floor are the office, dining room, writing room, three sample rooms, lavatory, dining room pantry, kitchen and laundry: the kitchen being provided with one large range, one charcoal broiler, one large soapstone sink and other suitable appointments, and the laundry having two large set tubs. The writing room is furnished with four individual writing desks, and with a large centre table, and an open grate in addition to the radiators. On the second floor are the parlour, a roomy and beautifully proportioned apartment, heated by grate and radiators, a waiting room and fourteen roomy sleeping apartments. Parlour and waiting room communicate by French windows with one veranda. On the third floor are nineteen comfortable bedrooms, (with) clothes presses. There is a large hot water boiler holding 200 gallons independent of the furnace for domestic purposes. …A glance at the register as we go to press shows an arrival of twenty guests yesterday, so that 1905 is evidently opening auspiciously for the “Mersey”. |
