Hamilton Hotel (Bermuda)

Elliot was assisted in the ceremony by the members of the Masonic lodges, and by the heads of the various Public Departments, Imperial and Colonial.

D. A. Crowell (died August, 1888, Sohooley's Mountains, New Jersey) conducted the hotel for a short space.

Subsequently acquired by the colonial Government, then the Corporation of Hamilton, it was used for various purposes until it was destroyed by fire December 23, 1955 and replaced with the current City Hall.

[4] The original design comprized a two-storey centre (two which two additional floors, including an attic level, would be added) with two lateral wings and dining hall and kitchen in rear, the building being shaped as a capital The first addition made was a west wing, then extension of the dining room.

In 1891, ten more bedrooms were added in the attic extended over the west wing instead of the flat Bermudian stone roof.

(Caledonian Publishing Company 1912, p. 333) Situated on high ground overlooking the town and harbor of Hamilton, it afforded good views, and was convenient to shops, churches, Government buildings, parade grounds and the golf and cricket fields.

(Caledonian Publishing Company 1912, p. 333) The grounds were laid out in terraces containing flowers and various shrubs, while the drive up and the steps for pedestrians were improved.

To the northwest, adjoining the hotel in 1886, a new building called The Annex was erected, which afforded privacy to those staying there.