Jack Tar Hotel and Bathhouse, Historic hotel and bathhouse in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

The Jack Tar Hotel and Bathhouse at 145 Oriole Street in Hot Springs, Arkansas, is a five-story steel and masonry building finished in buff brick in the International style. A central rectangular stair house projects from the main facade and rises two stories above the main block, and the front is lined with balconies cantilevered on steel beams. An elevated pedestrian bridge crosses Oriole Street to link the hotel with its bathhouse.

The building was constructed in 1950 by developer Vance Bryan and designed by architect Irven McDaniel. It was part of a wave of tourism development in Hot Springs National Park during the post-war era.

The name Jack Tar, a nickname for sailors, tied the hotel to Hot Springs' tourist trade rather than to any naval history. Guests crossed Oriole Street to the bathhouse on an elevated pedestrian bridge, so bathing stayed under the same roof as lodging. The building now serves as the Garland Towers senior living facility.

The hotel building at 145 Oriole Street now houses Garland Towers, a senior living facility, so the interior is not open to visitors; the exterior and the elevated bridge over Oriole Street can be seen from the street.

The hotel was built in 1950 by Vance Bryan to a design by local architect Irven McDaniel, and is a rare surviving example of a 1950s hotel in Hot Springs. An elevated pedestrian bridge joins the main hotel to the bathhouse across Oriole Street. The building now houses a senior living facility known as the Garland Towers.