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Jefferson Pools
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Jefferson Pools
Jefferson Pools
Jefferson Pools
Jefferson Pools
Jefferson Pools
Jefferson Pools
Jefferson Pools
Jefferson Pools
Phone:
+1 540-839-5346

Address:
11 Bath St, Warm Springs, VA 24484, USA

The Jefferson Pools, also called Warm Springs Bathhouses and Warm Springs Pools, are two spa structures near Warm Springs, Virginia. The name was changed in the 20th century from Warm Spring Pools to Jefferson Pools. The spa is part of The Homestead, a resort hotel. The Gentlemen's Pool House is the oldest spa structure in the United States. The octagonal wood building was built in 1761. The spas are naturally fed by a 98 °F mineral spring. The men's spa holds 40,000 US gallons of constantly flowing water.The Ladies' Pool House was built in 1836. The buildings have changed little over the years, being made of wood with a central pool and a roof that is open to the elements. There are small alcoves around the pool for clothes, and it is usual to bathe naked. Famous bathers include Thomas Jefferson, who spent three weeks in 1819 bathing three times day and described the waters in a letter to his daughter, Martha Jefferson Randolph, as being of first merit.The site was listed as Warm Springs Bathhouses on the Virginia Landmarks Register on November 11, 1968 and the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1969.The Jefferson Pools were ordered closed by Bath County in October 2017 due to the deteriorated condition of the bathhouses becoming a safety hazard.
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