Eureka Springs in Carroll County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
The Southern Hotel
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2012
1. The Southern Hotel Marker
The Southern was built in the year 1880 adjacent to Basin Spring and some 25 feet above it on the hillside. L.M. Rainey of Missouri, its original owner, sold the hotel to W. E. Beatty in 1886, at which time it was acclaimed to be one of the city's two finest hotels, the other being Perry House, situated on the opposite side of the spring.
Damaged in the Great Fire of 1890, The Southern was repaired and enlarged to one hundred rooms, gas lighted throughout, and boasting for a time an outdoor "elevator" which lifted guests from Basin Spring level to hotel entrance.
Wallace McQuerry owned the hotel in 1932 and had renamed it Southern Home. On November 12 that year this handsome wooden structure which stood for just over half a century was destroyed in what the Times-Echo and other newspapers described as "a spectacular blaze."
Erected by Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Community Development Partnership.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1879.
Location. 36° 24.11′ N, 93° 44.259′ W. Marker is in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, in Carroll County. It is on Spring Street north of Main Street (Arkansas Highway 23), on the left when traveling
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Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’ Ozark Plateau, in the Cherokee Heritage Region, and in Osage Territory. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ozarks. 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: The Basin Park Sycamore (a few steps from this marker); Spanish-American and World War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Basin Bath House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); The Stone Walls (within shouting distance of this marker); Chandler Mall Buildings (within shouting distance of this marker); "Mud" Street and "Underground Eureka" (within shouting distance of this marker); The Perry House - Basin Park Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eureka Springs.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2012
2. The Southern Hotel Marker
Photographed by Unknown, undated
3. Photo of The Southern Hotel on Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,245 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 1, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
