Bath House Row Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas

Maurice Bath House

Maurice Bathhouse In 1911 the Maurice Bathhouse Company replaced an elegant but wooden Victorian building with the bathhouse you see today.  The Mediterranean style masonry structure set the standard for all other bathhouses on Bathhouse Row.  The building is awash with aquatic images.  Blue tiles accent the roof lines and mythical sea creatures cavort on the stained glass ceilings in the bath halls.  The "Therapeutic Pool" sign refers to a once popular amenity, a large pool that was maintained in the basement.

Hale Bath House

Hale Bathhouse The present Hale Bathhouse was built in 1892 but drastically altered in 1914 and 1939.  Its brick was covered with stucco and a red tiled roof installed so the building would harmonize better with the other buildings of Bathhouse Row.  Although the bathhouses had distinct identities, they all shared certain features such as awnings and arched windows, doors, and ceilings.  Building name plates were bronze or gold leaf on glass.  Landscaping further unified Bathhouse Row with the magnolia-lined front walk and the green spaces in front of each building.

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