 | Object number: Carre-Pt4-Plate7
Gallery: Saint John and It's Business
Object Name: photograph
Title: Royal Hotel, King Street, Saint John, New Brunswick
Artist: William H. Carre
Date: 1899
Medium: collotype
Dimensions: overall: 21 x 26 cm
Credit Line: Publication "Art Work on City of Saint John, New Brunswick"
Notes: The original Royal Hotel was founded in 1872 and situated on Prince William Street at that time. It was relocated to King Square in 1877, the year of the Great Fire of Saint John. It moved to new premises constructed at 43 King Street in 1881.
This hotel had 125 units, 40 of which had private baths. It was six stories high with amenities: electric lights, electric elevators, wine and billiard rooms, barber shop, bookstall, parlours.
The proprietors were W.E. Raymond and H.A. Doherty, both experienced in the hotel business. W.E. Raymond was also president of the New Brunswick Tourist Association.
The last owner of this hotel was Mitchell Franklin, who sold it to developers in 1973. Demolition of the Royal Hotel began in 1974 for the construction of the Brunswick Square complex.
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