Jack Tar Hotel and Bathhouse

The Jack Tar Hotel and Bathhouse is a historic former tourist resort property at 145 Oriole Street in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Jack Tar Hotel and Bathhouse
Jack Tar Hotel and Bathhouse is located in Arkansas
Jack Tar Hotel and Bathhouse
Location in Arkansas
Jack Tar Hotel and Bathhouse is located in the United States
Jack Tar Hotel and Bathhouse
Location in United States
Location145 Oriole St., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates34°31′45.7″N 93°02′52.2″W / 34.529361°N 93.047833°W / 34.529361; -93.047833
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
ArchitectIrven G. McDaniel
Architectural styleInternational Style
NRHP reference No.06000079[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 2006

It is a five-story steel and masonry structure, finished in buff brick, with International style. Its prominent features are a central rectangular stair house, which projects from the main facade and rises two stories above the main block. The front is lined with balconies which are cantilevered out on steel beams.

An elevated pedestrian bridge joins the main hotel to the bathhouse, across Oriole Street. The hotel was built in the 1950s to a design by local architect Irven McDaniel, and is a rare surviving example of a 1950s hotel in Hot Springs.[2] The building now houses a senior living facility known as the Garland Towers.

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Jack Tar Hotel and Bathhouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-11.