Waters Hotel Renovation

Project Overview

More than 100 years after it was built in 1913, the Thompson Building originally housed doctors’ offices  across from bathhouse row. The Thompson Building attracted the attention of local architects Bob  Kempkes and Anthony Taylor. The Thompson Building has been renovated and reborn as The Waters  Hotel. George R. Mann, the principal architect of the Arkansas state capitol, designed the Thompson  Building. The construction, with a façade of terra cotta Corinthian pilasters and much of the original  flooring lobby and hallways are intact. The existing exterior doors were restored along with light fixtures,  hardware, and sconces in the marble lobby area, and 62 guest rooms along with elegant public spaces. Equal attention was given to designing and modernizing the new interior- making the most of ground floor  view of the bustling street.