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George Klein Tourist Court Historic District

Coordinates: 34°29′42″N 93°3′24″W / 34.49500°N 93.05667°W / 34.49500; -93.05667
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George Klein Tourist Court Historic District
George Klein Tourist Court Historic District
George Klein Tourist Court Historic District is located in Arkansas
George Klein Tourist Court Historic District
George Klein Tourist Court Historic District is located in the United States
George Klein Tourist Court Historic District
Location501 Morrison St., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates34°29′42″N 93°3′24″W / 34.49500°N 93.05667°W / 34.49500; -93.05667
Arealess than one acre
Built1940 (1940)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.93000480[1]
Added to NRHPJune 8, 1993

The George Klein Tourist Court Historic District, also known as Green Elf Court, is a historic tourist accommodation at 501 Morrison Street in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Now an apartment complex, it consists of seven single-story cabins, an elaborate American Craftsman style manager's house, and an octagonal central residence unit with a cantilevered second floor and a bellcast roof. The complex was built about 1940, is one of the city's finest example of a Craftsman style tourist court, a popular form of traveler accommodation prior to World War II.[2]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[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 George Klein Tourist Court Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved October 14, 2015.