Young's Hotel (1860-1927) in Boston, Massachusetts, located on Court Street in the Financial District, in a building designed by William Washburn. George Young set up a business, then taken over by Joseph Reed Whipple and George G. Hall. Guests at Young include Mark Twain, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, William Lloyd Garrison, Charles Sumner, Rutherford B. Hayes, and many others.
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Before opening his hotel, Connecticut-born George Young worked at Hampden House, Springfield, Mass.; Hotel United States, Worcester; and Old Cornhill Coffee-House, Boston. In 1850 he bought Cornhill Coffee-House from its old owner, Mr. Taft. "In 1860, Fifty Associates established a new building [on the coffee shop site], known as 'Young's Hotel,' where Mr. Young went on as owner, and in 1876 he sold the" $ 65,000 "interest to Joseph Reed Whipple and George G. Hall (former employee of Parker's Hotel).
Young's became one of the first buildings in Boston to be installed with electric lights (1881). Whipple & amp; Hall built an addition to the hotel in 1882. Frank Hill Smith designed his dining room: "a large and somewhat low-rent apartment, broken by pilasters and blocks to three bays, at the end of which is a long fireplace and a fire place... Wall... covered in red mahogany wainingcot with leather cap from golden arabesque statue on the base of reddish brown.The semi-circular arch above the window is filled with stained glass.... The fireplace buckles into the room, and is supported by a fairly clear Ionic column from the griffin carved by a very ornate Fireplace, and constructed from the tiles of Chelsea, the main feature of which is the relief of dancing figures, from brass in the dead state brightens the room at the right dots, and the outer light is shaded by moldy ornaments. This room is 100 feet long by 31 feet wide, and has a table of various sizes to accommodate 150 guests. "
In the 1880s, according to one report, "The main center of light dissipation is Young's Hotel" with pool tables and Harvard students playing cards. "The pool room at Young's - most often in the city - is very similar to all the other billiard rooms, except for its magnificent beauty.Always there are expert performers at the exhibition desk, who do all kinds of confusion, caroms, as if unconscious of the crowd that admired the looks. "Further," here one can see in the afternoon or evening, the greatest student of Harvard, wearing a cape coat and patent leather boots that showcase the latest dress in clothing, and carrying a stick like a small tree that embroidered with silver.... You do not have to be surprised if, as you pass the hotel table, you see a party of five or six young men who ask for a room... [for a poker party. "After" annoyance "in 1891 , Whipple decided that the hotel would "not allow many Harvard students to eat... hereafter."
J.R. Whipple went on as owner when a partnership with George Hall was dissolved in 1887. Around this time Whipple & amp; Co also has Parker House and Hotel Touraine hotels. In 1892 he instituted an employee policy of "forcing all... servants to dispose of their beards." The Boston Waiters' Alliance "embraces every hotel and restaurant in town" decides to refuse, and is ready to strike if Whipple fires "those who disobey."
A travel guide described Young's in 1895: "The main entrance to this hotel is on Court Avenue, and the hotel extends to Court Square and Court Street, one of the largest and finest hotels in Europe. the ladies' dining room, the entrance on the side of Judge Street This is a beautifully furnished room 100 feet long and 31 feet wide.It is connected with other large dining rooms, and a cafe for gentlemen on the ground floor This hotel is a favorite place in New York.... Recognized as one of the city's best hotel restaurants connected to Young's Hotel, Parker House and Adams House, it is very spacious, occupying most of the ground floor of the building, has a dining room for women and men, lunch rooms, and delicious lunch and oyster counters. "
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