Buckstaff Bathhouse -- Bathhouse Row, Hot Springs NP, Hot Springs AR
N 34° 30.742 W 093° 03.234
15S E 495052 N 3818970
The historic marker placed in front of the historic Buckstaff Bathhouse along Bathhouse Row on Central Avenue
Waymark Code: WMX7HT
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2017
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This historic marker at the Buckstaff bathhouse on Central Avenue explains the history of this unique building on Bathhouse Row. The marker reads as follows:
"BUCKSTAFF BATHHOUSE
From its opening, the handsome bucks to bathhouse aggressively promoted its image. To gain customers, the owners mounted a huge sign on the roof to attract people from the large hotels a block away. Other bathhouses lost character as they modernized, but the Buckstaff kept its historic appearance and emphasized its reputation for service.
Although many of its competitors close between 1962 in 1985, the buck staff continues to operate as a bathhouse. On bathhouse Row it is the sole operating survivor from the Golden Age of Bathing.
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Buckstaff Bathhouse, 1920. Built in 1911, the Buckstaff's neoclassical style inspired Park Superintendent Harry Myers to write that the building resembled the “Irish house of parliament.”
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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