Park Hotel (Hot Springs, Arkansas)

The Park Hotel is a seven-story hotel in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas near Bathhouse Row within Hot Springs National Park. Built in 1930 by Thompson, Sanders and Ginocchio in the Spanish Revival style, the hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] The structure continues to operate as hotel today.[2]

Park Hotel
Location210 Fountain, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates34°31′4″N 93°3′5″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1930 (1930)
ArchitectThompson, Sanders & Ginocchio
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
MPSCharles L. Thompson Design Collection
NRHP reference No.82000819[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1982

Architecture

The rectangular, seven-story building features restrained Spanish Revival architecture details. A cut stone entrance wing projects toward the street, leading to a double-leaf brass door flanked by casement windows. An ornamented parapet features a shield and foliate design with the hotel's name also detailed. A porch wraps around the hotel's entrances.[3]

History

The Park Hotel was built during a period of growth in Hot Springs, including several other buildings designed by the same firm. The Riviera Hotel and Wade Clinic, as well as several residential structures and churches were built during this period.[4]

President Harry Truman was known to frequent the hotel, preferring room 401, a corner room with a view of the Hot Springs Grand Promenade.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "The Park Hotel". Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  3. "Park Hotel Individual Data Sheet" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. National Park Service. December 31, 1984. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  4. "Charles L. Thompson Design Collection". National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. National Park Service. November 9, 1982. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
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