Hot Springs Bathhouse and Commercial Historic District in Truth or Consequences
The Hot Springs Bathhouse and Commercial Historic District in Truth or Consequences in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico is a 56 acres (23 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
Hot Springs Bathhouse and Commercial Historic District in Truth or Consequences | |
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Location | Roughly bounded by Post, Ban Patten, Pershing and Main Sts., Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Roughly bounded by Post, Ban Patten, Pershing, and Main Sts. 33°07′40″N 107°15′17″W |
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Area | 56 acres (23 ha) |
Built | 1916 |
Architectural style | Pueblo, Moderne |
NRHP reference No. | 05000409[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 10, 2005 |
It is roughly bounded by Post, Ban Patten, Pershing and Main Streets. The district encompasses "much of the city's historic downtown and nearby mineral baths and apartments that served visitors who came to the health resort community between 1916 and 1950 when it was known as Hot Springs. The district also encompasses the locations of the approximately 35 artesian wells, springs and sumps identified in a 1940 geological study of the thermal waters of the Hot Springs Artesian Basin. Included within the district are 125 contributing properties and 87 noncontributing properties."[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- David Kammer (October 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hot Springs Bathhouse and Commercial Historic District in Truth or Consequences / Hot Springs". National Park Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019. With accompanying 19 photos