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Summers By the Lake: The History of Grimsby Park

 

 

Lakeview House HotelAt their August 28, 1882 meeting, the Board of Directors voted unanimously to "take immediate steps to erect a good hotel containing about 50 rooms fronting on the lake on the west end of the Grounds". On October 13, 1882, plans were approved for a hotel 32' x 100' and three storeys high. The first storey was to be 12' high, the second storey 10' high and the third storey 9' high. The total cost of the project was not to exceed $4000. Lakeview House Hotel was more ornate than the Park House Hotel as it was decorated with ornate fretwork.In the months of July and August it was hard to get a room unless you made reservations early. In 1894 accommodation at the Lakeview House Hotel was $1.50 to $2.00 per day. The manager was Mr. J. D. Strawn of Buffalo.The Lakeview House Hotel was destroyed by fire in May 1918. Prior to the season opening, the hotel was completely refurbished with new furniture, two pianos and new silverware. An employee mistook the gasoline stove for a coal oil stove and when he lit the stove it exploded. Within two and one-half hours, the entire building was destroyed.

 

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