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Business, Histories, Old Beaumont Hotel--The Exchange HotelDescription
Old Beaumont Hotel. Old time Waupun residents will recognize the old Beaumont Hotel, which served as the main Waupun hotel during the late 1800s. This was built the first frame building in Waupun by Seymour Wilcox in 1843/1844. The hotel was located in the middle of the north side of East Main Street block between Madison and Fond du Lac streets, where the Club Bowling Alleys, Judd's Recreation, Sherwoods Barber Shop, Vic's Jewelry Store, Coamley's Appliance Shop are now (1971). The hotel was remodeled about 1920/1921, about half of it, into store buildings, after its use as a rooming house was dropped. There are apartments over the building being rented today, 1971. Mrs. Gunnison described the hotel as follows: "The offices, bar room and sample room was located in the west end, a large hall ran the full length of the building, leading to the dining room and kitchen in the rear. A public sitting room and a private living room and bedroom for the hotel manager was located in the western part, about where Sherwood Barber Shop is now located (1971). There was eleven bedrooms upstairs and an attic over the entire building, also furnished with beds. The hotel was built 1843/1844--128 years ago (this 1971). August Spanagel, Hanibel Tyrell, Edward Stickle, Arthur Gunnison, Charles Baylor and Duming. This hotel was named many names. The Old Stand, 1st named, by Seymour Wilcox. Exchange Hotel, City Hotel, Beaumont Hotel. It was built and owned by Seymour Wilcox, the Wilcox family lived here until 1846. Second owner was Calvin Carrington. Third owner was Rowland Carrington and his wife Electa (Fasdick) (Carrington) Mosher. Same others as above (Spannagel, Tyrell, Stickle, Gunnison, Baylor and Duming). Late owners, Sam Darling and now, 1971, Meenk Bros. Appliance.
Side note at bottom: Indian woman called herself Angeline Seattle, Angeline after my great aunt, the wife of Ira Jason Wilcox, Angeline (Midaugh) Wilcox and because she move(d) Angeline Wilcox left to make her home in Seattle, Washington.
Author is unknown; date December 3, 1971.
