New England

A spacious and convenient Hotel, in a central and healthy situation, had been considered, for many years previous to the erection of Tremont House, a most desirable addition to the number of the public edifices of Boston. Since the destruction of the old Exchange Coffee House, in 1818, no hotel had been built in this city on a scale of equal extent with that structure, and none corresponding to the expectations and wants of the numerous visiters of the Metropolis of New England; and the unfortunate experience of those who had previously engaged in similar enterprises was sufficient to deter any individual from undertaking a work of so much labor, cost, and hazard.

A spacious and convenient hotel, in a central and healthy location, had been thought for many years before the building of Tremont House a most desirable addition to the public buildings of Boston. Since the destruction of the old Exchange Coffee House in 1818, no hotel had been built in this city on a scale as large as that building. None met the expectations and wants of the many visitors to the chief city of New England. And the bad experience of those who had tried such ventures before was enough to keep any one person from taking on a work of so much labor, cost, and risk.