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Manitou Bathhouse or Manitou Spa is a historic building located along
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Manitou Springs, Colorado Manitou Springs is a home rule municipality located at the foot of Pikes Peak in western El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The town was founded for its natural mineral springs. The downtown area continues to be of interest to travelers, ...
. Once used as a mineral water bathhouse or spa, the building is now used for stores and other businesses on the first floor. The second and third floors hold residential units. It is on the
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. Located in the building is Adam's Mountain Cafe. The Manitou Spa building is located near several natural mineral springs and within the building is the Soda Spring. The spa was the "town's social center" in the early 1900s. The building, constructed in 1920 or 1921, served infirm and healthy people. One of the resources in the
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project, the hotel and spa resort building retains its original marble floors, bar and murals. Before it was renovated in 2005, it was vacant due to flooding and disrepair. The original bathhouse was built in 1882 to 1883 and was torn down in 1923, or in 1921. Visitors to the bathhouse could bathe in a cool plunge pool, relax in hot mineral water baths, visit the physician or relax in one of the reading rooms.


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File:The side of the Spa, with bridge over Fountain Creek.JPG, The side of the Spa, with bridge over Fountain Creek File:Manitou Mineral Water Bottling Plant and Manitou Bathhouse.png, Manitou Mineral Water Bottling Plant (left) and Manitou Bathhouse (right), photograph taken in early 1890s


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Manitou Springs Historic District Manitou Springs Historic District in Manitou Springs, Colorado is roughly bounded by U.S. Route 24 in Colorado, US 24, Ruxton Avenue, El Paso Boulevard and Iron Mountain Avenue. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places,
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List of Manitou Springs Historic District buildings This List of Manitou Springs Historic District buildings includes 80 buildings and resources in the Manitou Springs Historic District, historic district of Manitou Springs, Colorado.


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{{National Register of Historic Places Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado Colorado State Register of Historic Properties Manitou Springs, Colorado National Register of Historic Places in El Paso County, Colorado Former public baths