Historic Structure Preservation Guide, Volume I, General Instructions: Fordyce Bathhouse
Harrison LS. 1992. Historic Structure Preservation Guide, Volume I, General Instructions: Fordyce Bathhouse. Historic Structure Management Plan. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center. Denver, Colorado
Hot Springs National Park was once known as Hot Springs Reservation. It was set aside in 1832 to protect the Park's primary resource, the hot springs. This type of Reservation was an early version of the National Park idea.Hot Springs was actually the first area in the United States to be set aside for its natural features.After Yellowstone was formed in 1872, Hot Springs was managed with it. In 1916 the National Park Service was formed and in 1921, Hot Springs Reservation changed its name to Hot Springs National Park, making it the 18th National Park in the Service. In December, 1989, controversy over the design proposed in the Landscape Plan, Phase I, brought about the need for additional research on this site. The Historic Structure Report for the Administration Building was underway at the same time. The authors of that document raised even more questions about the landscape. As a result, the park was requested to provide additional historical data on the landscape history of the site. During the course of that research, several important points about the landscape emerged. They are summarized here. More in-depth explanations of them appear in the Chronology and Illustrations sections of this report.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Harrison, Laura
- Date of Issue
- 1992-10
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center
- Units
- HIST , HOSP , MWR
- Keywords
- Administration, Chronology and Comments, Cultural Resources, cyclic maintenance, ehistory, fordyce bathhouse, History, housekeeping, Illustrations, Landscape History, Management, preservation
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000713: Fordyce Bathhouse