Bathhouse Row -- Hot Springs AR
N 34° 30.710 W 093° 03.226
15S E 495064 N 3818910
One of two historic markers at the National Park Administration Building on Central Avenue
Waymark Code: WMX7HK
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2017
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The first of two markers at the National Park Administration Building on Central Avenue sets the stage for an understanding of Bathhouse Row.
The marker reads as follows:
"BATHHOUSE ROW
The buildings along Bathhouse Row are the latest stage in the succession of bathhouses. In the 1830s, Hot Springs’ earliest facilities were makeshift shelters perched over individual springs. Later, elaborate Victorian bathhouses flourished along the Avenue, but the wooden structures were susceptible to rot and devastating fires.
The present mix of Spanish mission and neoclassical architecture dates from 1911 to 1939, the Golden Age of Bathing. The Buckstaff remains open for traditional bathing, while the National Park Service preserves Bathhouse Row as a significant national cultural landmark."
History of Marker:
One of several markers placed by the National Park Service along bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park
Link to Marker: Not listed
Additional Parking: Not Listed
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