Plaza Apartments (Hot Springs, Arkansas)

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Nearest city610 Spring St., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°30′45″N93°2′52″W / 34.51250°N 93.04778°W / 34.51250; -93.04778 Coordinates: 34°30′45″N93°2′52″W / 34.51250°N 93.04778°W / 34.51250; -93.04778
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 99001259 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 5, 1999

The Plaza Apartments are a historic residential building at 610 Spring Street in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a front-facing gable roof, stuccoed exterior, and a single-story gabled front porch. The stucco has been painted to resemble stone blocks. The roof eaves are decorated with large Craftsman style brackets. The building was constructed about 1915 as a rooming house, and is a good local example of Craftsman styling. The building's interior has also retained significant period woodwork, including trim, doors, and stairs. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Plaza Apartments". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-24.