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

Ozark Bathhouse

Hot Springs National Park

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 5, 2022

1. Ozark Bathhouse Marker

Inscription.
The mission style of the Ozark Bathhouse may relate to the claim that Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto visited the hot springs. The building’s twin towers are strictly decorative. On Bathhouse Row, the Quapaw, the Fordyce, and Hale Bathhouses, with their red clay roof tiles, also reflect this Spanish association.

The Ozark’s scroll and shield decorations and classical designs on window planters suggest a relationship with Roman baths.

Caption:
The Ozark as it appeared in 1915 (above) and in 1882 (right).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 34° 30.762′ N, 93° 3.228′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on Central Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 425 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

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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: Hot Springs Flood of 1923 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Flynn-Doran Battle (within shouting distance of this marker); Hot Springs National Park Rotary Club Centennial Mural (within shouting distance of this marker); Lamar Bathhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Bathhouse Row (within shouting distance of this marker); “We Bathe the World” (within shouting distance of this marker); Quapaw Bathhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Horse Racing in Hot Springs (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 9, 2010

2. Ozark Bathhouse Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 9, 2010

3. Ozark Bathhouse Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 835 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.