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In 1887, Manager Hermann Kampmann decided that a new taproom should be built within the hotel as a replica of the House of Lords Pub in London. The architect, who was sent to England to examine the pub, installed a paneled ceiling of cherrywood, booths and beveled mirrors from France, and decorated glass cabinets at a cost of $60,000.
It was in this bar that Teddy Roosevelt recruited many of his Rough Riders, volunteers for the American volunteer Cavalry in the Spanish-American war.
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