Hall of Waters
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Hall of Waters | |
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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 | 1880, 1934 |
| Architect | Keene & Simpson |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement |
| NRHP Reference # | 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 was designed by the noted architectural firm Keene & Simpson and built in 1934 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 is the site of the first spring of many discovered in Excelsior Springs in the 1880's and 1890's.[2]:3, 8
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.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ 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.
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