Bathhouse Row Adaptive Use Program – The Maurice Bathhouse: Technical Report 4

National Park Service. 1985. Bathhouse Row Adaptive Use Program – The Maurice Bathhouse: Technical Report 4. Historic Structure Report. 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. This report is number four in a series of seven technical reports prepared by the NPS Denver Service Center to provide technical information for use in the development of proposals by prospective lessees or concessioners and in the evaluation of proposals by the National Park Service. The reports describe the Bathhouse Row landscape and structures and provide detailed information on historical development, significance, and present conditions of the landscape and each vacant bathhouse. The Maurice Bathhouse is a three-story structure with a basement and exterior dimensions of 100 feet by 100 feet. It contains 23,918.5 square feet of space divided into 79 rooms. The exterior architecture is an eclectic mix of Spanish and Italian Renaissance Revival styles. Faced with stucco and inset colored tiles, it has good proportions, simplicity of design, and crisp detailing. The entry is a sun parlor or porch with five arched windows, set in antis between two pavilions. The five-bay motif is used again on the third floor in the central block.

Type
Published Report
Authors
National Park Service
Date of Issue
1985-06
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center
Units
HOSP , MWR , WRD
Keywords
adaptive use, bathhouse, bathhouse row, concessions, hot springs, italian renaissance revival style, maurice bathhouse, spanish revival style
Subjects
CRIS-HS: 000712: Maurice Bathhouse

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