Newport's Antler Hotel Adds Three Stories as Rooms Sell Out Nightly
Landlord Fiedler breaks ground on a major expansion to keep pace with demand, with a new sample room on the ground floor and guest rooms above.
Landlord Fiedler, of the Antler Hotel, has excavated on the west side of the hotel for a three-story addition. The lower floor is to be used as a sample room, and the other floors will be fitted up for rooms. Nearly every night the Antler reports 'all rooms taken,' and it is up to Fid to provide more room for his guests.
“Nearly every night the Antler reports 'all rooms taken' and it is up to Fid to provide more room for his guests.”
A century later, Newport still wrestles with seasonal housing crunches and the question of who gets a room. The Antler's expansion shows how growth in a railroad town was measured in beds—and how quickly a landlord could turn demand into concrete.
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