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Hill Wheatley Downtowner Motor Inn

Coordinates: 34°31′4″N 93°3′18″W / 34.51778°N 93.05500°W / 34.51778; -93.05500
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Hill Wheatley Downtowner Motor Inn
Hill Wheatley Downtowner Motor Inn is located in Arkansas
Hill Wheatley Downtowner Motor Inn
Hill Wheatley Downtowner Motor Inn is located in the United States
Hill Wheatley Downtowner Motor Inn
Location135 Central Ave., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates34°31′4″N 93°3′18″W / 34.51778°N 93.05500°W / 34.51778; -93.05500
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
ArchitectErhart, Eichenbaum, Rauch & Blass
Architectural styleMid-Century Modern
Part ofHot Springs Central Avenue Historic District (ID85001370)
NRHP reference No.16000650[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 2016
Designated CPJune 25, 1985

The Hill Wheatley Downtowner Motor Inn is a historic hotel at 135 Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a ten-story rectangular structure, finished in glass, brick, and metal, in the Mid-Century Modern style. Its main block is set back from the street, behind a two-story entry retail section. The tower is fronted mainly by balconies with panels of redwood screening to provide visual relief and shade. The hotel was designed in 1965 by Noland Blass Jr. of Erhart, Eichenbaum, Rauch & Blass for Hill Wheatley, one of Hot Springs' major promoters. It is one of the only surviving hotels in the city with its own bathhouse.[2]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Hill Wheatley Downtowner Motor Inn" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved February 4, 2017.