The Franklin Building History
The Franklin building was added to the Inn complex circa the late 40s-50s to accommodate the increasing number of visitors. The first two rooms built were Franklin and Edy’s, The Franklin room was named for the stove he originally put in the room. Edy’s was named after the Deetjens’ long time friend and bookkeeper Edith O’Ryan, who came to Deetjen’s in 1956. The room was home to her for many years. The Chateau Fiasco was added in 1961. It was the last room built by Stokes under the direction of Helmuth who, at 69, was too old to do the work himself. The Chateau Fiasco was named to commemorate the Bay of Pigs invasion which took place that same year.