Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Dr. and Mrs. D.E. Kloss

1011 Central Avenue

— [The LeCroy Building] —

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2024

1. The LeCroy Building Marker

Inscription.
The LeCroy Building was erected in 1928 as three separate storefronts. Over the years it has served as the Garland County Library, Sears Roebuck & Company, Western Auto and several restaurants. The building was last occupied by a radio station in the 1960’s, and as a warehouse for Harper Furniture which was located next door from 1927 until 2004. The building was remodeled in 2005 as the downtown residence of the Kloss family. This area is known as The Market District, and contains several Kloss family businesses.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 34° 30.375′ N, 93° 3.287′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on Central Avenue (State Highway 7) just south of Olive Street, on the left when traveling south. The marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the west/front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1011 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Honus Wagner (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walter Johnson (about 400 feet away); Alma Mater of President Bill Clinton (about

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400 feet away); Central Methodist Church (about 400 feet away); Orange Street Presbyterian Church (about 500 feet away); Confederate Memorial Park (about 600 feet away); Hot Springs/Garland County Ambulance Service (about 700 feet away); “We Bathe the World” (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2024

2. The LeCroy Building Marker

The marker is mounted on the right side of the front/west entrance.

The LeCroy Building — Chateau de Lyons (<i>west/front elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2024

3. The LeCroy Building — Chateau de Lyons (west/front elevation)

Minutes from historical downtown Hot Springs and Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 7, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.