Hall of Waters explained

Hall of Waters
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:39.3417°N -94.2222°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for Hall of Waters
Built:1937
Architect:Keene & Simpson
Architecture:Modern Movement
Added:June 9, 1983
Refnum:83000977

Hall of Waters, also known as Siloam Park and Springs, is a historic building located at Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri. It is currently the City Hall of Exceisor Springs. It is the site of the first spring of many discovered in Excelsior Springs in the 1880s and 1890s.[1] 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[2] 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. 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.[3] It is currently used as city offices and has a visitor center.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hall of Waters. 2016-11-01. Patti Banks. August 1981. Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
  2. Web site: Visit Missouri | Enjoy the Show.
  3. Web site: Brandon . Elissaveta M. . Eleven historic places in America that desperately need saving . Smithsonian . 20 October 2020.