Bathhouse Row | |
 Aerial view of Bathhouse Row | |
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| Location | Central Ave. between Reserve and Fountain Sts., in Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°30′49″N 93°3′13″W / 34.51361°N 93.05361°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1892+ |
| Architect | several |
| Architectural style | several |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000275 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1974[1] |
| Designated NHLD | May 28, 1987 |
Bathhouse Row is a collection of bathhouses, associated buildings, and gardens located at Hot Springs National Park in the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas. The bathhouses were included in 1832 when the Federal Government took over four parcels of land to preserve 47 natural hot springs, their mineral waters which lack the sulphur odor of most hot springs, and their area of origin on the lower slopes of Hot Springs Mountain.[2]
The existing bathhouses are the third and fourth generations of bathhouses along Hot Springs Creek, and some were built directly over the hot springs. Because of this resource, the area was set aside in 1832 as the first federal reserve. The bathhouses are a collection of turn-of-the-century eclectic buildings in neoclassical, renaissance-revival, Spanish and Italianate styles aligned in a linear pattern with formal entrances, outdoor fountains, promenades, and other landscape-architectural features. The buildings are illustrative of the popularity of the spa movement in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries.[3] The bathhouse industry went into a steep decline during the mid-20th century as advancements in medicine made bathing in natural hot springs appear less believable as a remedy for illness.[4]
Bathhouse Row was designated a National Historic Landmark on May 28, 1987.[5][6]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Buckstaff Bath House – Waters – Spa". www.buckstaffbaths.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
- ^ Harrison, Laura Soullière (November 1986). "Bathhouse Row". Architecture in the Parks. National Park Service. Archived from the original on August 15, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
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- ^ Laura Soullière Harrison (1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bathhouse Row, Hot Springs National Park" (pdf). National Park Service.
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