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As I drove south on Park Avenue I wondered if the Tower Motel took its name from the spire of the Park Place Baptist Church down the street.  On the return trip driving north on Park Avenue, I discovered the answer:

 

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The Tower Motel must be named for the turret of the Queen Anne house next door.  It looks like the estate grounds were sold off for the motel.  For a vintage motel, it didn't look too bad.  The "God Bless America" is supported by the Statue of Liberty on the front porch.  The Short-Dodson house was built in 1902 -- the heyday of Hot Springs.  Just blocks down the street is the childhood home of Bill Clinton.

 

Tower Motel

755 Park Avenue

Hot Springs, Arkansas