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Title: Pictorial review of the city of Paris and Lamar county, Texas ..
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Benton, F(rank) Weber, 1855- (from old catalog) Beach, Edgar R., (from old catalog) jt. author
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Publisher: St. Louis, Benton, Beach & Daniels
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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city. The Babcok opera house is a very handsome building. Seat-ing capacity, 1200. Stage, 28x30 feet, and height between floorand flies, 12 feet. Inclined floor and elevated seats in auditorium.See cut of building herein. The Peterson is one of the finest hotels in North Texas. Thehouse has recently been refurnished throughout by the proprietor,Mr. M. C. Meehan, and the accommodations are in all respectsfirst-class. RESIDENCES. Paris doubtless surpasses any city of equal size in the state inthe matter of handsome residences. It is not only a bustling,prosperous trade center, but a city of magnificent homes, em-bracing all the features of modern architecture, among which isone deserving of especial notice, from the fact that it is, perhaps,the only one of the kind in the world; and in addition to itsnovelty from that cause, it is both rich and beautiful in architect-ural design and finish. It is the property of Mr. John Martin,president of the Farmers and Merchants* Bank, and a leading
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PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 23 business man of the city, who has spent much time, thought andmoney in its erection. It is built of stone brick, sawed by machin-ery invented by T. C. Dickinson, the contractor, from cream-colored limestone, into the shape and size of ordinary bricks, andlaid in the usual manner and afterwards tuck-pointed in redmortar. The building is of the Queen Ann style of architectureand has very elaborate cornice, with pannels formed of roughcast which is in beautiful contrast with the cream-colored stonebrick. On the north and south sides are wide and elegant veran-das, and on the east front a handsome conservatory. The chim-neys, six in number, composed entirely of stone brick, are ofunequal and beautiful design, and average eighteen feet in heightabove the roof. The interior is furnished with all modern im-provements, including hot and cold water, gas and electric bellsystem, and divided into twenty-six apartments, exclusive of closets.The lower floors are laid in

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