Maurice Bathhouse
The Maurice Bathhouse opened for business on Jan. 1, 1912, the first facility offering a more luxurious bathhouse experience.
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Maurice Bathhouse Details
The Maurice Bathhouse opened for business on Jan. 1, 1912, the first facility offering a more luxurious bathhouse experience. In fact, Sam Fordyce, owner of the Fordyce Bathhouse, waited until the Maurice was complete before building his slightly-more-luxurious building right next door. The present Maurice Bathhouse, at 23,000 square feet, replaced an existing Victorian-style building, the Independent Bathhouse, and was later renamed the Maurice Bathhouse after owner Charles Maurice. The architectural style is eclectic, but its major stylistic features are Mediterranean and Renaissance Revival. Once the Fordyce Bathhouse was completed in 1915, Maurice renovated his bathhouse to include stained-glass skylights, along with hand-painted canvas wall coverings. He also added a Craftsman-style den to the third floor, complete with a stained-glass ceiling. The Maurice had a gymnasium, staterooms, a roof garden, twin elevators, and, in the 1930s, a therapeutic pool in the basement. The Maurice closed in November 1974, and is not currently open to park visitors.
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Stevens Balustrade
The original main entrance to Hot Springs Reservation, as it was called from 1832 until 1922, was between the Maurice and Fordyce bathhouses directly below the Stevens Balustrade.
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Maurice Historic Spring Area
Maurice Historic Spring Area is between Hale Bathhouse and Maurice Bathhouse on the northern part of Bathhouse Row.
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Hot Springs National Park
The hot springs in Arkansas' Ouachita Mountains were used for their healing powers for centuries by Native Americans before Congress protected them in 1832, making this one of the oldest, albeit smallest, parks in the federal system.
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Dead Chief Trail
The 1.4-mile one-way Dead Chief Trail has its trailhead at the Army-Navy Hospital gate above the Stevens Balustrade.
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Tufa Terrace Trail
The short .2-mile Tufa Terrace Trail begins above the Grand Promenade at Stevens Balustrade.
