Stoughton, Wisconsin's THE GRAND HOTEL LEGACY: A story of ghosts and spirits within these walls Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm one of the investigators who have spent time at the former Grand (now Vicky's shop) and can attest to the fact that the building has a fascinating history and quite a spooky present! From disembodied voices to floating dinnerware, the shop is one of those inexplicable places where you just can't explain it away. Vicky is always a great hostess and is a true font of information on the building. Buy this book, enjoy and then stop in sometime to say hi!

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Our building was built in 1891 as the Hanson House and then became the Grand Hotel, two years after it was built. We have always been told by many people that a little girl cries in the basement. In the 1920's , The Grand Hotel was known as a Brothel and the king-pin of bootlegging in Stoughton. The Chief of Police, they say, committed suicide, jumping out of one of the top windows in the building. We have had things float off our shelves in front of some of our customers and Phil. We have also heard a lot of unexplained sounds like breaking glass, loud crashes, yet nothing is out of place. In this book you will read about our journey through the paranormal world we never thought we would be a part of; a journey we have really enjoyed living.

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Summer by the Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950 Review

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(More customer reviews)As an architect who grew up in a small coastal New England town that had a grand wooden hotel from the late 19th century, I appreciate Tolles' survey of what were once some very special places. Many of these buildings were significant as works of architecture, and were done by some of the best architects practicing at the time. Many were spectacular renditions of the Shingle Style, and others were done in earlier styles. They created the atmosphere of the seashore resort, and brought people to appreciate the natural beauty of the areas where they were built. It in unfortunate that so many succumbed to fire, but balloon framing (with its open vertical chases between studs) and the lack of sprinkler systems increased the risk of fire tremendously. This book, like Tolles' other books, is well-presented, with good period photographs and drawings.

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Summer by the Seaside is a lavishly illustrated work on the origins, evolution, and gradual decline of the resort hotel phenomenon and its architecture along the New England coastline and on its offshore islands.In this indispensable, breakthrough volume, Bryant F.Tolles, Jr., the recognized expert in this popular field, examines the landmark hotels, extant and not, in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.Together these hospitality enterprises helped define the upscale tourist industry and key aspects of New England social,cultural, economic, and architectural history between 1820 and 1950.Exhaustively researched and beautifully assembled, this stunning and informative volume is the definitive work on the history of travel and tourism in coastal New England during this period.

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