Buckhorn Baths Motel
National Register of Historic Places

Buckhorn Baths Motel

Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona
Listed
May 9, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000421

About this property

The Buckhorn Baths Motel at 5900 East Main Street at the corner of North Recker Road in Mesa, Arizona was a small mineral hot springs resort which offered a bathhouse as well as both cottages and motel rooms for overnight stays. Beginning in 1936 as a gas station and store, Ted and Alice Sliger developed the property into a resort complex which opened in 1939 and was virtually complete as of 1947. It continued to operate until 1999, when the bathhouse closed, although the motel and "Wildlife Museum" continued until 2004. Although built over the course of more than a decade, the buildings are all designed in the Pueblo Revival style. The majority of the complex – but not buildings on the adjoining parcel of land to the west, also owned by the Singers and integrated into the resort complex – was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

5900 E. Main St.
Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona
33.41665, -111.70194

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Buckhorn Baths Motel listed on the National Register?

Buckhorn Baths Motel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Buckhorn Baths Motel?

Buckhorn Baths Motel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Buckhorn Baths Motel is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1936.

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