Lamar Bathhouse -- Bathhouse Row, Hot Springs NP, Hot Springs AR
N 34° 30.723 W 093° 03.223
15S E 495068 N 3818934
The historic marker placed in front of the historic Lamar Bathhouse along Bathhouse Row on Central Avenue
Waymark Code: WMX7JX
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2017
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This historic marker at the Lamar bathhouse on Central Avenue explains the history of this unique building on Bathhouse Row.
The marker reads as follows:
"LAMAR BATHHOUSE
The present masonry Lamar Bathhouse, completed in 1923, has a symmetrical, California style of architecture. The large lobby contains nostalgic murals of historic landscapes and country scenes.
Art Deco stairs, signs, and lights decorated the building. Advertising “a tub for every size person,” the Lamar Bathhouse also featured a large sun porch to promote “natural health.”
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Like many Victorian bathhouses, the wooden 1890s Lamar Bathhouse had stickwork decorations and railed roof walkways. An investigator wrote of the buildings' vulnerability:
“all agreed that the vapor from the hot water lots all timber with which it comes in contact and remarkably short time . . . No more wooden buildings should be allowed."
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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