Editing Hot Springs, Arkansas (section)

====Bathhouse Row, Hot Springs National Park====
[[File:Quapaw Baths HABS 1984.jpg|thumb|upright|Quapaw Bathhouse]]
{{Main|Bathhouse Row|Hot Springs National Park}}
[[Bathhouse Row]], consisting of eight turn-of-the century historic buildings, lies within Hot Springs National Park and is managed by the [[National Park Service]]. Fordyce Bathhouse was restored in 1989 as the park's visitor center and the beginning of restoring all properties on Bathhouse Row.<ref>{{ cite web |title= Fordyce Bathhouse |publisher= National Park Service |url= http://www.nps.gov/hosp/historyculture/fordyce-bathhouse.htm |date= March 1, 2014 |access-date= March 1, 2014 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140205165008/http://www.nps.gov/hosp/historyculture/fordyce-bathhouse.htm |archive-date= February 5, 2014 }}</ref> The series of renovations and leasing public spaces to commercial owners became a model for similar projects across the nation.<ref>{{cite news |title= Hot Springs On Comeback Trail As Renovation Begins on Bathhouses |newspaper= The Chicago Tribune |date= October 18, 1987 |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/10/18/hot-springs-on-comeback-trail-as-renovation-begins-on-bathhouses/ |first= Jay |last= Clarke |access-date= March 1, 2014 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160121213525/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-10-18/travel/8703180836_1_bathhouse-row-ouachita-mountains-hot-springs-national-park |archive-date= January 21, 2016 }}</ref>

Buckstaff Bathhouse has been in continuous operation since 1912 and is one of the best-preserved structures on Bathhouse Row.<ref>{{cite web |title=Buckstaff Bathhouse |publisher=National Park Service |url=http://www.nps.gov/hosp/historyculture/buckstaff-bathhouse.htm |date=March 1, 2014 |access-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730130412/http://www.nps.gov/hosp/historyculture/buckstaff-bathhouse.htm |archive-date=July 30, 2014 }}</ref> The Buckstaff Bathhouse Company has completed the majority of maintenance and renovation that has occurred without outside funding.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref> The Quapaw was restored by the NPS in 2004, and the renovated structure was leased to Quapaw Baths, LLC, which now operates a modern spa with pools and hot tubs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Return of the Quapaw Bathhouse |publisher=National Park Service |url=http://www.nps.gov/hosp/planyourvisit/return-of-the-quapaw-bathhouse.htm |date=March 1, 2014 |access-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404002518/http://www.nps.gov/hosp/planyourvisit/return-of-the-quapaw-bathhouse.htm |archive-date=April 4, 2008 }}</ref> The Lamar was renovated into offices for park staff and Bathhouse Row Emporium, the park's official store.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lamar Bathhouse |publisher=National Park Service |url=http://www.nps.gov/hosp/historyculture/lamar-bathhouse.htm |date=March 1, 2014 |access-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730122537/http://www.nps.gov/hosp/historyculture/lamar-bathhouse.htm |archive-date=July 30, 2014 }}</ref> The Superior Bathhouse Brewery and Distillery has occupied Superior Bathhouse since 2012, using hot spring water in its beers and spirits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vapor Valley signs lease with National Park Service |date=March 8, 2013 |url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/mar/08/vapor-valley-signs-lease-national-park-service/?latest |work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |access-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302090658/http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/mar/08/vapor-valley-signs-lease-national-park-service/?latest |archive-date=March 2, 2014 }}</ref> As of February 2014, the Maurice, Ozark, and Hale bathhouses are all available for rent from the NPS.<ref name="rfp">{{cite web |title=National Park Service offers Ozark Bathhouse for lease opportunity; new deadline to submit proposal is February. 27 |work=Hot Springs Daily |url=http://hotspringsdaily.com/national-park-service-offers-ozark-bathhouse-for-lease-opportunity-new-deadline-to-submit-proposal-is-february-27/ |access-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301164910/http://hotspringsdaily.com/national-park-service-offers-ozark-bathhouse-for-lease-opportunity-new-deadline-to-submit-proposal-is-february-27/ |archive-date=March 1, 2014 }}</ref>

Atop Hot Springs Mountain in the park is the [[Hot Springs Mountain Tower]], a {{convert|216|ft|adj=on}} observation tower built in 1982.