Orton's Billiards & Pool

Basement is the only surviving section of the Orton Hotel which was built in 1886 for Col. Kenneth Murchison (1831-1906. Billiard and pool rooms, steam laundry, bakery, and bar room installed during the 1888 enlargement by W.A. Bryan, proprietor. After hotel burned in 1949, pool room continued to operate. On November 13, 1953, pocket billiards champion Willie Mosconi set a new world's record by pocketing 365 balls.