Mount Clemens Park Hotel Serving Dish Restaurant Ware Cauldon England Michigan 2

Description: Here is a great piece of Mount Clemens History from the “Bath Houses” era (see Hotel History below). The Park Hotel was one of the finest hotels not only in Mount Clemens but in Michigan. This Serving Dish is from that famous hotel and era. This belonged to a long time Mount Clemens resident and local historian. I have a few pieces listed from this Hotel on eBay now, the last photo shows all the pieces listed. This Serving Dish is in very nice vintage condition but does have a few areas around the rim of the dish, one is a very small chip and the other area is a rough spot (both shown in photos 9 and 10) no doubt from ware during use at the Hotel. Could use a good cleaning. Information below is from the makers and suppliers of this Park Hotel Restaurant Ware Serving Dish. Please see all photos as they are part of the description. If you have any questions or need more photos let me know. Sold as is! This item displays great! JOHN 3:16 “For God so loved” the world he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. The Park Bath HouseLocated at 61 East Street ( now North River Road ) the PARK became the fourth bath house in Mount Clemens. Overlooking the Clinton River, the PARK in its day, was one of the most important and lavish of all bath houses in the city and one of the finest in the state with a national reputation. In 1887 Margretha Kieffer, from Buffalo New York, brought her ailing daughter to Mount Clemens with the hope that a course of mineral baths might bring a cure. They stayed at the Central Park Hotel at 61 East Street. The daughter passed away, but Mrs. Kieffer, a sharp business woman, chose to stay and invest in the hotel. In partnership with her son-in-law, Benjamin McArthur, they purchased the Central Park Hotel and changed its name to Park Hotel. In 1892, Margretha's husband, John, became the partner of William Burgard and together they built and operated a new bath house which was connected with the Park Hotel. A very large, 3-story, 200 room addition was completed in 1898. The PARK Bath House and Hotel were the most expensive, with wide spacious verandas and pleasant halls, affording continuous promenades. The interior was furnished most sumptuously, with splendid lobby, wide corridors, and many rooms with private bathrooms for every comfort, convenience and luxury of the guests. The bath house and hotel were under the same roof, doing away with exposure to outside air and long tedious passageways. It was considered one of the finest bathing institutions in the country, with marble floors, partitions, wainscoting, private cooling rooms and every latest improvement. This bath house and hotel offered a gymnasium, bowling alley, bar and card rooms in the basement, and there was an elevator for the guest's convenience. A grand eighteen foot wide hallway led from the hotel to the bath house, where, by 1928, nearly half a million mineral baths had been given. The PARK became the social center of Mount Clemens and was the scene of many fabulous parties and balls. Known for its luxurious accommodations, the PARK hosted many affluent and famous personalities including Henry Ford, George M. Cohan, Mae West, Booth Tarkington, William Randolph Hearst, Helena Rubinstein, Jerome Kern, William Jennings Bryan, Alice Roosevelt and Fannie Hurst. In 1911 the proprietors purchased the grounds formerly occupied by the Avery Hotel which had been destroyed by fire. It was located across the street from the hotel, between Jones and Park Street. They converted the area into a lovely picturesque park with fountains, flowers, shrubbery and paths. The park was built for the comfort and relaxation of the PARK Hotel patrons. Benjamin McArthur passed away in 1899 and his wife Julia Kieffer McArthur assumed his interest in the hotel. John Kieffer passed away in 1900 and the bath house partnership passed to his son, George H. Keiffer. When Margretha Kieffer died in 1911, she left her interest in the PARK Hotel to her daughter Julia. Business declined slowly after the depression of 1929. By 1937 the hotel was listed as vacant. Considered hazardous because of neglect and vandalism, the hotel was demolished in 1940. A USO Recreation Center was built there and was converted into the Mount Clemens Civic Center after World War II. Made by: Albert Pick & Company, 1200 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL [BridgeportI suppose you could say that Albert Pick & Company were in the “hotel business,” or that they were one of Chicago’s great “merchandising houses” (back in the time when that phrase was widely used). But the advertisement quoted above really hits things more on the nose; Pick & Co. were problem solvers. For more than 100 years, this massively successful enterprise helped furnish and ultimately set the course for much of the American service industry—from the swankiest restaurants and lodgings to your everyday soda shops, billiard halls, and hospital / school / factory cafeterias.Inside Pick’s cavernous warehouse in Chicago’s Central Manufacturing District, an army of workers would sort and pick through endless stacks of inventory; a proto-Amazonian collection of goods shipped in from all over the country, covering any and every conceivable facet of their clients’ needs. For the hotel owner, this meant not only furniture, bedding, curtains, rugs, lamps, janitorial supplies, and bellhop uniforms, but the totality of their cafe/bar/kitchen requirements: from stoves, fryers, and fridges to chinaware, glassware, and fine silver.[The former Albert Pick warehouse at 35th Street and Racine has been marvelously repurposed in recent Location and period of operation:Cauldon LtdHanley19041920 China and earthenware manufacturer at Cauldon Place Works, Shelton (Hanley), Stoke-on-TrentIn 1904 Brown-Westhead Moore & Co. was incorporated as a Limited company and was renamed to Cauldon (Brown-Westhead Moore & Co.) Ltd. The ownership and management of the company remained the same. At the time the directors were Mr. Frederick T. Moore, Mr. Joseph Harrison, Mr. H. J. Warrington, and Mr. John Leyland, with Mr. P. B. Ross as secretary.The company used the shortened name 'Cauldon Ltd' on their ware. Cauldon Ltd suffered from financial difficulties, in 1906 £40,000 was raised - secured on assets. Modernisation was undertaken to increase productivity and reduce costs, which included wage reductions in 1908. In 1912 the capital and number of shares in the company were reduced.The company was placed in receivership in 1920. It was brought out of administration by Harold Robinson and it became Cauldon Potteries Ltd.

Price: 40 USD

Location: Grosse Pointe, Michigan

End Time: 2025-01-04T20:56:33.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9.99 USD