Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Renaissance Revival architecture wikipedia , lookup
Georgian architecture wikipedia , lookup
Gothic Revival architecture wikipedia , lookup
Gothic architecture wikipedia , lookup
Architecture of England wikipedia , lookup
Architecture of the United States wikipedia , lookup
NPS F r n 1 - w United States Department of the Interior NR I /28 /@8 National Park senrice National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form dab e m t m See Fnrtrudions in How to Complete National Register F o m s Type all entries<omplete applicable sectlons qame htstmic Hot Springs High School m n d or common Central Junior High 2. Location ~ t r e e t& number clv, town state Oak Street between Orange and Olive Streets not for publkatlon -vieinlty of Hot Springs Arkansas N& code 05 county Garland oods 051 3. Classification Category Ownership -district public -bulldlng(s) -prlvate & structure -both -site Public AcqulsltFon -objeet -In process -being conslderad Status A ocmpl& -unoccupied -work In progress Accessible -yes: restricted yes: unrestrictd -no 4. Owner of Property name Present Use sgrlcultum commercial - X educational -entertainment -government -fndustrial -military -Pa* -prkats mldsnec -rcllglous -sclentHie -transpomtton -other: Hot S ~ r i n mSchool District $6 sfimt& number 140 East Border -vlcknity of 5. Location of Legal Description Hot Springs city, town caurthousr.-realstw of deeds. etc. mtrsst & nurnbsr eky, town -muwum sfate Arkansas mtata Arkansas Garland Countv Courthouse Hawf horne and Ouachita Streets Hot Springs 6. Rewesentation in Existins Surveys tltle N/A has thls property been delmlnsd ellglbk? -yes . rm 7. Description Condftlon excellent -good f a i r Check one -deterlorated -unaltered -ruins -unexposed altered Check one orlglnal slte -moved date W r l b s the pmmmnt m d orlalnml (Ifknown) physical mppamrmnts SUMMARY Hot Springs High SchooI is a two-part structure built in the Lade Gothic Revival style. The original or main building dates from 1914 and the "annex" or junior high building was constructed in 1925. Both sections are red brick with white terra cotta and stone detailing. The two portions are connected by a single hallway or bridge. ELABORATION Hot Springs High School is a four-story symmetrical structure designed in the Late Gothic Revival style, most cIoseIy following the English or Perpendicular Gothic traditions. This is most clearly seen in the three main entrances -- one an the front facade and one on each end. A l l three entrances are distinguished by tudor arches and are flanked by octagonal towers with crenellated tops. The area between the towers and above the entrances is filled by windows and terra cotta decoration. The terra cotta details include various crests, the name of the school, and the date of construction, all in relief. The towers of the front facade are also decorated by vertical strips of t e r r a cotta a t each corner of the octagons. The front facade is divided into five sections, The entrance tower described above is in the center and projects forward. To either side is a recessed area that is predominantly filled by windows. The fenestration pattern is identical from side to side and from floor to floor -that is, windows grouped in a one-fom-one-three formation, Most of the windows are doublehung nine-over-nine. Above the windovrs is a simple terra cotta hood molding. A t each end of t h e facade there is a projecting bay that has windows only on the top and bottom floors. The large wall surface is decorated by vertical strips of terra cotta. Each end elevation is divided into three bays. The central. bay is the tower entrance. To either side are windows similar to those found on the front. To one side they are in groups of five and t o the other are groups of five and one. On the rear thereis a large projection t h a t contains the auditorium. The rear elevation is relatively free of ornament other than a high concentration of windows. The junior high building or "annexn is attached to t h e high school or main building in only one place, This is a bridge which runs from the north end tower entrance t o the newer building. Several: similar details are used on both buildings, such as fudor arches and projecting bays for entrances and red brick with contrasting white terra cotta and stone highlights. Some differences are t h e use of stone quoins a t some corners and openings, which in contrast to the red brick is reminiscent of the Jacobefhan Revival. Another interesting feature is t h e checkerboard, polychrorned portion of the parapet near the tower and main entrance. On t h e interior of the high school, the plan is relatively traditional. There is a large main stairwell in the center of the building that is topped by a skylight. There are two staircases, one in the towerlentrance area at each end. The tudor a ~ c hmotif is found in numerous places throughout the building. 8. Significance Period t Areas el Slgnificanc&hecL andl Justify belcw - prehistoric --- archeology-prehistwic . .- community planning -landscape a r c h i t e c t u r e . religion -- conservation law , -science - 1400-1499 -archeology-historic , agriculture , _ economics , literature -sculpture -15061599 , . education -military -social/ -1600-1699 &, archEtecturs -1700-1 799 , , art .- - engineering -music humanltarlan , t 800-1899 . commerce -- exploratlon~settlernent-philosophy -theater X 1soo-comrnunlcations industry -politics:governmenl transportation -* inwentimi -other (spectty) Stmtsrnent of Slgniflcance (in one paragraph) SUMMARY Prominently sited atop a hill near the centrd business district of Hot Springs, the Hot Springs High School Building is significant as the area's most impressive example of Sate Gothic Revival architecture. Hot Springs has long been known as a resort famous for the reputed healing powers of its warm springs. The city has a variety of architectural resources, including the Central Avenue Historic District (NR 6/25/85 1 and Bathhouse Row (NR 11/13/74, NHL 05/28/87). Classical Revival, Beaux Arts, Mission, and Spanish Colonial Revival are but a few of the architectural styles which remain. However, the Late Gothic Revival, or collegiate Gothic, style was not typical of these types of structures and the Hot Springs High School Building, constructed in 1914, adds to the architectural panorama of Hot Springs. - The Late Gothic Revival characteristics of the school are most evident on its imposing facade, which focuses on the central entrance bay. Here the red brick exterior is sharply contrasted by relief sculpture detail in terra cotta, Twin towers with crenellated caps, a distinctive feature of the Late Gothic Revival style, flank the entrance and rise above the fourth story of the building. Gothic detailing is also evident in the use of tudor arches for entrance and detail a n d the polychrome contrast of brick and terra cotta throughout the exterior. 4 . skillful 1925 addition to the school, which houses a gymnasium and additional classrooms, continues the Gothic theme of the main building. I t was designed by the noted Arkansas firm of Mann and Stern. Mann had designed the Arkansas State Capitol ( N R 6/28/74) In 1899, and together with Eugene Stern designed two of Hot Springs' landmarks, the Fordyce Bathhouse ( B a t h h o u s e Row) and the Arlington Hotel (Central Avenue Historic District). The association of these architects with the Hot Springs High School Building onIy serves to ~ n h a n c eits significance. The Hot Springs High School Building is being nominated under Criterion C, as an impressive and Mot Springs' only example of Late Gothic Revival architecture. 9. Major Biblioqra~hicalReferences Information from Garland County Historical Society Hot Springs High School Yearbooks University of Arkansas at Little Rock Archives, blueprint collection donated by John Trurnper, AIA. --- A c m g a of mlnmred propeHy Quadrangle name U7 M Relersncer Zone Eartfng Quadrangle scale Zone Northing Easting Northing Vmrbd bundary descrfption and just fficrtlon List ail mtates and countks far propartier evl)tlapping stale or county boundaries st- N/A Tfllfe code county code tbdt countv code --. - 1 . Form Prevared BY nsmsltle Mary Madden and Tania Jones organtzmt~an AWPP staff s ~ ~ m m b225r cbmtm date East Markham July 1983 tekphone Little Rock ~lste 371-2763 Arkansas 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certif icatian The ev8luated slgnHlcsnee of this property wtthin the state is: -natbml , state - -~ a l As the devlgnated State Historic PrcsewationOfllcer for the National Hbtorle Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 896651, 1 hereby nominate thls property for tncluslon In the Natlonal Register nnd certify that il ha8 been evaluated mccordlng to the criteria and procedures set lorzh by the Hetlonat Park Sanrles.