The Basin Bath House

Basin Bath House was established 1879 adjacent to Basin Spring by Dr. Alvah Jackson's son, Thomas. John S. Tibbs succeeded Jackson about 1880, operated bath house and Eureka Water Shipping Company. Building was destroyed by Great Fire of 1888, replaced ...

The Bath & Barber Shop

"The bathing rooms now kept by Rev. S. S. Ball in the rear of his Barber's Shop are in elegant trim for the accommodation of his Friends and the public," advertised Elder Samuel S. Ball.His shop was on the ...

Where Was the Bathroom?

"Bathing is promotive both of comfort and health; and where convenience for it are to be had, the men should be made to bathe at least once a week. The feet are to be washed at least twice a week."

1841 ...

The County Seat of Bath

After 112 years in buildings near the Warm

Springs mineral baths a mile northeast, the

Bath County Court moved to this site in 1908.

The architect, Frank P. Milburn, predicted the

new courthouse would be “an honor and ornament

to Bath County for generations.” It ...