Class . Book. COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT ^ / _^^ ^OUVENIR OF BuiLocRS or Hotels Ponce de Leok AND Alcazar. C)T.i\uGVSTINE ^ AND Palm Beach * A X / , ^oiivenir of MGGUIRE & MGDONALD Builders of Hotels Ponce de Leon AND Alcazar St. Augustine AND Palm Beach •-^js^-aa. vvk. Copyright, 1S95, by U. GRANT DUFFIELD, Corn Exchange Bank Euilding, New York. PRESS OF THURNAUER-BERRIAN CO., 253 BROADWAY, N. V. •*^-^T0 ARCHITECTS^^^-^ *HIS book is presented to the leading architects of America in the belief that they will find much in it to interest them, and in the hope that it may also be useful in giving a sug- gestion here and there. The book gives comprehensive views of the very best type of hotel architecture in the world. This group of F"lorida hotels represents the nc plus ultra in hotel building. There is nothing in the world to equal them, either in external or internal appearance. They were built by a firm of Florida contractors, who are justly proud of their work and anxious that it shall be known to all lovers of the beautiful and artistic in building. If the illustrations offer any suggestions or present any problem to any architect, he is invited to correspond with McGuire & McDonald, St. Augustine, Fla. rONCE ni£ LEON HOTKL AND ALCAZAR I'ARK, iHEREVER Florida is known as a winter resort, the fame of its hotels has also been spread. To be sure, the climate is a healthful one and all the natural surroundings remarkably beautiful and pleasurable, but without the assistance of good hotels, Florida could never have become as famous as it is. The most prominent of all the Florida hostelries are the Ponce de Leon, the Alcazar, the San Marco at St. Augustine ; the Ormond at Ormond; the Seminole at Winter Park, and the Royal Poinciana at Palm Beach. These hotels form a group which is not equaled any place else in the world. In building and equipping them, no expense was spared. The question of cost was at all times subservient to the desire and the resolution to have the very best that could be obtained. The result has been most satisfactory. Nobody ever forgets a visit to or a sojourn at one of these hotels. It is rather a significant fact that all of them were built by one firm of contractors. McGuire & McDonald have been in business in Florida for thirteen years. Their business has grown until it is now the most important building business in the State. In the whole thirteen years there has been an even, steady growth, and at all times the firm has obtained business by deserving it. Their finished work has always been the strongest argument in their favor. The work speaks for itself. These six magnificent hotels are monuments to the ability, honesty, and enter- prise of the builders. They are monuments of which any man might well be proud. To be the builder of absolutely the finest hotel in the whole world is certainly a distinction. The work of McGuire & McDonald has not been confined to hotel building, however, and among many other edifices for which they are responsible are the Memorial Presbyterian Church at St. Augustine, erected by Mr. Henry M. Flagler in memory of his daughter, the Manse of the Memorial Presbyterian Church, which is of itself a con- siderable piece of work, and an excellent example of art in building; the Grace M. E. Church, the Hotel Barcelona, and the house of Mr. Flagler in St. Augustine. Tliis latter structure is in purely Colonial style, and every detail has the stamp of the ability of an artist. All of the many gigantic building enterprises of Mr. Flagler in Florida have been executed by McGuire & McDonald. This of itself is a sufficient recommendation to those who know Mr. Flagler's keen artistic sensibilities, his impatience with anything lacking perfection, and his pre-eminent good taste in matters pertaining to art and architecture. The Hotel Ponce de Leon is as well, and possibly more favorably, known all over the world than was the enthusiastic explorer after whom it was named and whose life was wasted in a vain search for the chimerical " fountain of youth." From every point of \icw the Ponce de Leon is irreproachable. Its beautiful exterior is only to be excelled by the magnificence of the interior plans and decorations. Probably the most notable feature of the whole hotel is the magnificent dining room. The room is lighted by windows of stained glass, illustrating allegorical subjects. The coloring of the decorations in general carries out the Renaissance spirit that appears everywhere else in the building. There is a gallery for musicians. There are flowers and beautiful paintings and decorations everywhere. If dining is ever a fine art, it surely can be made so here. The parlor is also a remarkable room. It is 104 feet long and 53 feet wide, but is so divided by portieres, screens, and arches that it is in reality five separate rooms. Coziness is combined with .stateliness, and the monotony which is the usual drawback to a large room is relieved. The magnificent onyx mantel in this room cost nine thousand dollars, and the decorations and furnishings are in keeping with this. Between the two towers, and looking down into the court on one side, while it opens toward the interior of the dome on the other, is a broad, paved terrace, covered with an arbor of vines and plants. The terrace is extended to the two sides of the building, forming thus a splendid promenade. The view from the terrace takes in the sea, the gardens, and the Florida wilderness that creeps up to the very door of St. Augustine. Across the broad plaza is the beautiful Alcazar, which serves the purpose of providing amusement and occupa- tion for the visitors of the Ponce de Leon, while it furnishes at the same time rooms for the accommodation of those GATliWAV — rONCK UF. I.KON. who are unable to obtain them in the Ponce de Leon. Though very different in detail, it follows the same general style of architecture. The great facade presents a pleasing variety of towers, pavilions, minarets, arcades, and roofs of old Spanish tiles. There is an arcade of shops opening on the plaza. From this one passes through to a square court, a sort of Palais Royal, with numerous bazaars, gay with all sorts of wares. In this court is also a luxuriant tropical garden. The Alcazar has a great sulphur swimming bath and a salt-water bath, tennis grounds, club rooms, and all sorts of aids to amusement. In addition to all this there are three hundred bedrooms and a very large restaurant. In connection with the Alcazar is operated one of the finest Turkish and Russian bath houses in the world. A third hotel at St. Augustine, the San Marco, is very simple in design, but the work of the builders is equally as well done as it is in the more pretentious edifices named before. The Alcazar and the Ponce de Leon represent an expenditure of over four millions of dollars, and of this amount there was no dollar wasted. The reputation of McGuire & McDonald is that their finished work always shows results commensurate with the cost. While they feel great pride in the Alcazar and the Ponce de Leon, the culminating point of all their years of endeavor is at Palm Beach on the shore of the beautiful Lake Worth. The Hotel Royal Poinciana is the work of Mr. McDonald from its inception to its completion. The designs were all made under his direction. It was built according to his ideas and under his immediate supervision. It is the finished offspring of a brain made capable by a life-time of study and experience. Mr. McDonald looks upon it as his best work, because it is his own all the way through. The building of the Royal Poinciana is especially remarkable for many reasons. The location of Lake Worth, and the inadequate facilities for the transportation of freight which existed at the time the hotel was built, made the work very difficult. The ground was broken for the building May i, 1893. The hotel was finished, furnished, and opened for guests February 15, 1894. There were used in the construction 5,000,000 feet of lumber, 360,000 3 shingles, 4000 barrels of lime, 5,000,000 bricks, 2400 gallons of paint, 20 acres of plaster, 3,000,000 lath, 1200 windows, and 1800 doors. There are 439 rooms and 524 closets. The Royal Poinciana is a fine example of the Colonial style of architecture. It is symmetrical in all its details. There was no effort made to secure gaudy display, and an air of refinement and genuine home comfort pervades the whole place. It is a hotel built for people to live in. It was conceived and carried out on a large scale. It is roomy, light, and cheerful. The dining room is a magnificent salon, in pure Colonial style, and the rotunda and its galleries carry out the same beautiful, simple, artistically severe ideas of form and color. To those who can see these magnificent hotels, no words of praise for the builders are necessary. There is no theory about the work of McGuire & McDonald. There is no guess-work about it. Each one of these buildings is an enormous and forceful fact. Past performances are the best of all promises for future success. Just how McGuire & McDonald are going to improve their previous work, or their reputation, it is hard to say. It would be unwise, however, to assert that they have arrived at the acme of their achievements. A building business which has grown in volume and quality year by year for thirteen years certainly must be capable of further development. With the indomitable energy and the ambition to excel which are possessed by this firm we may at some future time expect to see even these beautiful and imposing buildings eclipsed by something even more stupendous. PARLORS — rONCE DE LEON. THE-SB HUBBARD CO WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN 5^? V ^^^'PM 'H^o PLVriBING -5T^An-AND-GA5 FlTTlNGT A SPECIALTY-- JACKSONVILLE; FLA. # 4 <4 ^r I/' > DTT! L^' }i 11 ii ESTABLISHED 1857 -^•^STV/v|ycj(29: J. 575 ?y 3/7 LEXINGTON AVE: Cor: 415r5t1 YORK. pbolaTery : FLi r n i fa r e u?,=?=v^ Wo o c\ wo r K oV:^- DeCorcxttou 0-^^%- Pap ier DOoicI^e ^-i^\. .1^ I'ARI.dKS — I'liNc.li T)E LEON. RE.M^MVRRAY-8^ BAKER nANVFACTVRERS' AGENTS gr JOBBERS IN CARRIAGE AMD WAGON MATERIAL BV1LDER6AMD DEALERS IN BVGGIES" HARNESS-LAP-RORES- CARRIAGES AND \A/H IPS-STTORM-APRONS WAGONS Oll:CLOTH-"RVl5BERGOODS DRAYS- AND ' HORSE GOV E"RS- FLY NETS DVMP-CARTS-OF WASHERS -AXLE- OIL EVERY DESCRIPTION TVRF GOODS- ETC MAIN AND CHVKCh STT^EETS JACKSONVILLE FLA F.W.DEVOE : AND : C:T.RAYN0LDS:C0- PAINTS :VARN15IiE5:BWSIiE5 'artists NATER I ALS -ARCiniT ECTS 6VFPL1ES FVLTON g^WlLLlAn STREETS NEW -YORK- THE HAYDENVILLE MFG. CO., MANUFACTURERS OF PLUMBING * GOODS «• 73 BEEKMAN STREET, «• «• «• NEW YORK. ^-^^^S^P^^ ■*-H H-*- The following Hotels in Florida are lighted with the Springfield Gas Machine : Royal Poinciana Hotel, Lake Worth. Brock House, Enterprise. Fort George Hotel, Fort George. Hotel Punta Gorda, Trabue. Indian River Hotel, Rock Ledge. Magnolia Hotel, Magnolia. i •*->; H-* Ocala House, Ocala. The Seminole, Winter Park. Silver Springs Co., Silver Springs. San Marco Hotel, St. Augustine. Tampa Bay Hotel, Tampa. Tallahassee Hotel Co. Tallahassee. Winter Park Hotel, Winter Park. Ormond Hotel, Ormond. • • ^ ~%^ ^jy^^^^ Jacks oj^vi lle ^ilanfacture^°l'„^dDealerij, M- YBLLOWPINB LUMBER 7\ND TIMBER If. ^ •^ K^ ... Y^ KRKSCOS IN I'AKI.OK I'ONCIC DE I.EON. s iTtTiTiTiT>LT>TJiT.ItTiTiTvTtT-^''<>T-'T'TiT'TiTiTLT.T.T.T,TfTT: :MET\r\lLL : STEVENS :::::. :ENGMEERINa; CO: : ;; : : : ; ENG:INEER8 «- CONTRACTOR^ »i#<»M<»i»vi>m»Kuvot#oMm»uouummfjutJtiuMqal PHOSPHATE- MACHINERY- FOR- PEBBLE- AND-HARD -R OOK :S'TEAnB0AT5 AND LAVNCHES-TSOILERS^NO- SPECIAL 138-)4-0 E.BAY STREET- JACK50NYILLC, TLA. •f 1^ '»**?"• f'^'v'*'*" '"TAuRpnY. iRon AfiD BRASS rounDtRAriDnAciiinisT. :^^ LocomoTTve, Steam boar and Saw Mill Maclniner^ Made and Repaired. lI34andD3GCas-rBayStTeen JACKSONVILLt.rLA. li . , J/ . . ii iC- , «V . ■ i« IL xt »i •j. .'^' §/i, GRACE M. E. CElUKCIl — SI. AUCUSI INK. <^ J. S. SMITH, JR., &CO.. DEALERS IN -€BRICK*- Lime, Cement, Plaster, Hair, Etc. AGENTS FOR ROME BRICK CO., Rome, Ga., COLLINS BRICK CO., Atlanta, Ga., THE CAROLINA BROWN STONE CO. IVi/I a/ways give very lowest prices and prompt shipments. Give us your orders and we guarantee satisfaction. Office: i}8 EAST BAY STREET, Telephone 284. Warehouse: McCONIHE BLOCK, Telephone 283. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. J. S. SMITH, JR., Real Estate and Loans, Diss ton and Rail road Liiids, CITY AND SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE ORANGE GROVES, And every vjricty of Improved and Unimproved Lands. CAPITAL INVESTED, MONEYS, RENTS, INTEREST COLLECTED, EXCHANGES MADE, TAXES PAID. Any information given relating to Florida Real Estate. Address, J. S. SMITH, JR., 138 East Bay Street, Jacksonville, Fla. J^.y THERE ARE THOUSANDS _ of _ _ OTIS ELEVATORS in use throughout the World -600 of them are ElectricElevators OTIS BROTHERS &lCO Southern Office in New York. Equitable Buildinft Atlanta, Qa. rr? Bi2K«»'- THE ROYAL POINCIANA. fefc? TRADE MARK. AND YOU GUARANTEE SATISFACTION USE OKONITE THE ONiy FERFECT INSUL-ATION IM THE MARKET THE Ponce de Leon , Alcazar, R ^OYAL toiMClANA AMD ALL THE LARGE HOTELS IN FLORIDA ARE EQUIPPED THROUGHOUT WITH WmE MANUFACTURED BY THE OKONITt C°"^'' \Z PARK ROW, N. Y CITY. ROTUNDA — ROYAL TOINCIANA. JAAESA-COE&C" 106 SclOS nULBERRY -STREET NEV^^ARK,N.J, lR?N-8c' STEEL STRVCTVRAL-IR^N GALVANIZED -SHEET- IR?N C?L-?LD-STYLE-R^TING-fL'^:rf ^-C?RRVGATED-5HEETIR'^> HEAVY • HARDWARE niNINi; ROOM — KOYAI. POINCIANA. MY TERMS ARE 25 PER CENT. BELOW THE LOWEST ESTIMATES YOU CAN GET ANYWHERE IN * THE UNITED STATES. * U. GRANT DUFFIELD H;lll11IIIIIirillltllltllMI111lllllllllil!o ^ LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS OF THE FOLLOWING SIZES : Square : ■ V&, tV. and 'A Inch. Round : y&, jV and V2 Inch. Fine Residences and Hotel Buildings a Specialty. Estimates Furnished in any part of the Country. ^1- REFERENCES: «-l-> HOTELS (Ponce de Leon. Alcazar, St. Augustine, Fla. -, Cordova, j Royal Poinciana V Hotel Jefferson, a. Lake Worth, Fla. Richmond, Va. RESIDENCES : I ( Mr. \ .Mr. Mr. H. M. Flagler, St. Augustine, Fla. George W. Vanderbilt, Biltmore, N. C. Mr. Anson Phelps Stokes (Shadow Brook^ Lenox, Mass. Mr. John Sloane, Lenox, Mass. Vanderbilt Dormitory, " Yale," New Haven. iMiiii|itii]tltllltltii1i1liiimti >l— eSL ^f^sr^^ je — p ^-^ -i' iitriiiiiiiiiiiiiii.iiiiiiiiiii HOTEL SAN MARCO. ,J' (olic cJoiauicij cy (jLicuet (jo., Jo>td. MANTELS. GRATES. TILES, Fine Interior Cabinet IVork, Dooi^s, IViNDOWS, Bllnds, Etc.. Cor. Hudson and Spring Sts., ^ew York. Im^Sy^^^^^ -