Built 1923 (1923) Designated CP June 20, 2003 Area 4,000 m² Added to NRHP 27 June 1997 | NRHP Reference # 97000616 Opened 1923 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | |
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Location 501 Malvern Ave., Hot Springs, Arkansas Part of Pleasant Street Historic District (#03000532) Similar Arkansas Alligator Farm and, Lake Hamilton and Lake, Hot Springs Mountain, Magic Springs and Cryst, Garvan Woodland Gardens | ||
The Woodmen of Union Building is a historic commercial building at 501 Malvern Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a four-story structure, built mainly out of brick and ceramic blocks, although its southeastern section has upper levels with wood framing and finishing. Its main facade has an elaborate projecting entrance portico, with the entrance set in an elliptical-arch opening supported by fluted pilasters. The interior retains significant original features, including a bank vault, marble wainscoting, and a 2,500 seat auditorium. It was built in 1923-24 for the Supreme Lodge of the Woodmen of Union, an African-American social organization, which operated it as a multifunction bathhouse, hotel, hospital, bank, and performance venue. It was purchased in 1950 by the National Baptist Association.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.