Hall of Waters
Hall of Waters | |
 Hall of Waters, March 2010 | |
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| Location | 201 E. Broadway, Excelsior Springs, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°20′30″N 94°13′20″W / 39.34167°N 94.22222°WCoordinates: 39°20′30″N 94°13′20″W / 39.34167°N 94.22222°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1937 |
| Architect | Keene & Simpson |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000977[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 9, 1983 |
Hall of Waters, also known as Siloam Park and Springs, is a historic building located at Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri. It is the site of the first spring of many discovered in Excelsior Springs in the 1880s and 1890s.[2] It was built as a mineral water health resort, with mineral baths and water bottling plant, capturing water from the springs.
It was designed by the architectural firm Keene & Simpson and built in 1936-37[3] as Public Works Administration Project #5252. It is a five level, reinforced concrete "T"-shaped building with strong Art Deco and Depression Modern features. It features a decorative boiler stack tower with cast stone and an aluminum cap 30 feet high.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is located in the Excelsior Springs Hall of Waters Commercial East Historic District. In 2020, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named it as one of America's most endangered historic places. [4] It is currently used as city offices.
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Patti Banks (August 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hall of Waters" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ^ "Visit Missouri | Enjoy the Show".
- ^ Brandon, Elissaveta M. "Eleven historic places in America that desperately need saving". Smithsonian. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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