Cottonwood, Idaho. En agosto de 2003, Dennis Sullivan y Frances Concklin concluyeron la construcción del perro Beagle más grande del mundo. Un acogedor hotel tipo Bed & Breakfast, llamado Dog Bark Park Inn.
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En el interior de esta construcción realizada en madera, se encuentra una suite para cuatro personas, cuya singularidad está, además de alojarse en la “panza” del inmenso animal, que las cabeceras de la cama tienen motivos perrunos, tallados en madera.
La estructura del Beagle está realizada en un estilo de arquitectura llamado programático o arquitectura mimética, que era muy popular en los Estados Unidos, entre los años 30 y 50, cuando los viajes vacacionales en automóvil se estaban haciendo muy comunes en todo el país. Un ejemplo de ello es el sobrero de vaquero, una estación de gasolina que aún se conserva en Seattle.
Dog Bark Park Inn B & B ofrece una visión de época donde además el viajero encontrará una tienda de regalos con diversas razas de perros talladas en madera, elaboradas por los propietarios.
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Dennis Sullivan and Frances Conklin of Dog Bark Park at Cottonwood completed construction of the world’s biggest beagle at Dog Bark Park in August of 2003. Called Dog Bark Park Inn B&B, the big dog is a bed and breakfast guesthouse that sleeps four in its interior suite complete with full bath and loft room in the head of the dog. A hearty continental breakfast featuring Dog Bark Park’s own Prairie’s Best Fruited Granola and an array of fruits, pastries, cheeses, and beverages is provided. An antique suitcase overflows with books, games & puzzle activities for guests of all ages. Truly being in this doghouse is a GOOD thing!
Dog Bark Park Inn B&B has been written about in Highlights for Children Magazine, Eccentric America, Off the Beaten Path Idaho & named a Top 20 Best Unusual Place to Visit by the London Times & has been featured on HGTV, CNN.com, Rachael Ray Show, AOL.com, Reader’s Digest & many other international media sources.
The beagle-shaped structure is built in a style of architecture, called programmatic or mimetic architecture, that was most popular in America during the 1930’s to 1950’s when automobile vacation travel was a new and growing activity all across the country. Now enjoying a revival many old mimetic-style roadside buildings, such as the cowboy hat gas station in Seattle, are being preserved rather than torn down. Dog Bark Park Inn B&B offers guests a glimpse into that by-gone era with the opportunity to experience the “big dog”! Dog Bark Park also features the gift shop and chainsaw carving studio of husband and wife artists, Dennis & Frances, where visitors can often observe the artists’ as they create their whimsical animal and wildlife creations.
