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Sinton Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1900 and 1910. Opened 1907. From the "Cincinnati Enquirer": 'A cafe of unsurpassed grandeur, finished in rare marbles and Rookwood pottery panels, with a great spreading dome above, rising 55 feet above the marble floor, is to be the great feature of the new Sinton Hotel...F.M. Andrews, architect of the great building...gave a description of the dining facilities...He has visited all the leading cafes and hotels of the country, and said...that he believed the main café of the new hotel would equal if not surpass anything in the United States...there are to be 16 dining rooms in this great building. Twelve of these will be private dining rooms. One will be an immense banquet hall, with its own kitchen, on the upper floor, with a capacity for seating 600 guests. Another will be a magnificent grill room down stairs for men. Another will be an exquisitely appointed Ladies' dining room'.