| In 1935, the city of Excelsior Springs purchased the rights to 10 springs and in the same year, ground was broken to start a $1 million Public Works Administration project m downtown - the Hall of Waters.
Pipes were laid to bring water from the city-owned springs and wells to the water bar. Four separate types of the water were piped into the Hall of Waters Processing and Bottling Plant. From here, the mineral water was shipped all over the world.
The water bottled here included calcium bicarbonate, a palatable water favored by local residents as a "drinking water"; sodium bicarbonate (soda water); sulfo-saline; and iron manganese The building features unique Art Deco detailing and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as well as the Local Landmarks Register and Clay County Historical Register.
The Hall of Waters, besides housing the mineral water bar, bath department, and swimming pool, also contains the city's administrative offices. Public offices are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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In the Hall of Waters is included a beautiful dispensary, called the Hall of Springs, where a unique variety of mineral waters is served: Iron, Manganese, Saline laxative waters, soda bicarbonate waters and Calcium water. the waters are also bottled in a model bottling plant. (1939)
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Mineral Water Swimming Pool (1944)
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