
The
year was 1908 and all over the
Keweenaw Peninsula mansions were
being built by the wealthy
copper mine owners. But here in
Laurium the largest and most
opulent of them all was just
being completed. Built for
Thomas H. & Cornelia Hoatson,
owner of Calumet & Arizona
Mining Co., no expense was
spared building this 45 room
mansion. At a time when miners
were making 25 cents per hour,
this house was built at a cost
of $50,000 and $35,000 of
furnishings were added.
Some of the unique features of
the Laurium Manor Inn include:
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It is IMMENSE -13,000 sq.ft.
on four floors
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Each of the 4 floors is
larger than most B&B's
entire building
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Silver leaf covered domed
ceiling in the music parlor
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Gilded and embossed elephant
leather wall coverings and
stained glass in the dining
room
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Grand triple stair case of
hand carved oak
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9x14 foot stained glass
window on stairway landing
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Wall size built-in icebox
made of marble, tile, and
oak in the kitchen
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Panoramic landscape mural
and gilded tile fireplace in
the den
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1300 sq.ft. ballroom on the
third floor
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Two room size cedar closets
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10 Guest bedrooms (some over
500 sq.ft.)
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100 ft. tile wraparound
porch
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Turntable in the two story
carriage house
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