Thompson Building - Central Avenue Historic District (NRHP #85001370) - Hot Springs, Arkansas

Since the earliest settlements around the hot springs in Garland County, the valley between Hot Springs Mountain and West Mountain has been the focus of growth and development in the town of Hot Springs. Just as the Indians realized the importance of the springs, the early white settlers were quick to take advantage of the natural resources close at hand. By the 1840's, many of the settlers were using the springs to attract visitors to the area. Stores, bathhouses, and hotels began to fill both sides of the valley. To match the growth of Bathhouse Row (National Historic Landmark & NRHP #74000275) on the east side next to Hot Springs Mountain, a variety of commercial stores and hotels began to flourish on the west side of the valley following the Civil War. With the settling of the land disputes in 1877, the covering of Hot Springs Creek, and the widening of Central Avenue in 1884, the older frame buildings began to be replaced by ornate brick structures which attempted to mirror the newer architectural styles of the larger hotels around town and the newly remodeled Bathhouses across Central Avenue. Now known as the Central Avenue Historic District (NRHP), it possesses one of Arkansas' richest collections of historic commercial buildings. Ranging in date from 1886 to 1930, these structures reflect the growth of this town into the state's most significant resort community.

One of the most imposing and elaborately detailed buildings in the district is the Thompson Building (seen in the photograph above), designed by George Mann and constructed in 1913. Richly ornamented, the white glazed terracotta facade is five stories in height of Classical Revival inspiration and is the best representation of this style on Central Avenue. It reflects the importance of its architect, George Mann, who did work in Missouri, Ohio, and Illinois at the turn of the century, and also worked quite extensively in the State of Arkansas. He designed the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock in 1899 and the Pulaski County Courthouse in 1912. Mann and his partner, Eugene Stern, were responsible for the construction of the new bathhouses on Bathhouse Row during the early 1920's, as well as the third Arlington Hotel built in 1925. And, it also was one of the most important office building in Hot Springs built in the early 1900's. The original Thompson Building was a two-story brick building with Jackson's Pharmacy on the first floor. It burned shortly after 1910 and this second Thompson Building was constructed in 1913 to be an office building, primarily used by local doctors with apartments rented on the top floors. Today, more than 110 years after it was built in 1913, the Thompson Building has been renovated and reborn as The Waters Hotel, a place to experience a captivating combination of modern amenities with the charm & architectural details of a more than 110-year-old building.

The Hot Springs Central Avenue Historic District, including the Thompson Builidng, was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in June 1985. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/18195d15-bdf3-4b67-b1d...

The Waters Hotel site:
thewatershs.com/

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

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Taken on: April 27, 2024

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Camera:	Nikon D7200
Aperture:	f/9.0
Focal Length:	14mm
ISO:	250
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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