Hill Wheatley Downtowner Motor Inn

The Hill Wheatley Downtowner Motor Inn is a historic hotel at 135 Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a ten-story rectangular structure, finished in glass, brick, and metal, in the Mid-Century Modern style. Its main block is set back from the street, behind a two-story entry retail section. The tower is fronted mainly by balconies with panels of redwood screening to provide visual relief and shade. The hotel was designed in 1965 by Noland Blass Jr. for Hill Wheatley, one of Hot Springs' major promoters. It is one of the only surviving hotels in the city with its own bathhouse.[2]

Hill Wheatley Downtowner Motor Inn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	135 Central Ave., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°31′4″N 93°3′18″W
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Architect	Noland Blass Jr.
Architectural style	Mid-Century Modern
Part of	Hot Springs Central Avenue Historic District (ID85001370)
NRHP reference No.	16000650[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 27, 2016
Designated CP	June 25, 1985

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Garland County, Arkansas
• Downtowner Motor Inn, another NRHP-listed hotel from the same chain in Albuquerque, New Mexico

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Hill Wheatley Downtowner Motor Inn" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2017-02-04.