Thermopolis ยท Hot Springs State Park
Plaza Hotel
Occupies the 1918 Callaghan Apartments building in Hot Springs State Park, the only hotel left from the park's early mineral-water era.
- Built
- 1918Built by bricklayer James Callaghan from November 1917; ready for guests June 1918 with 70 rentable rooms; renamed the Plaza Apartments and Hotel after 1921.
- Style
- Two-story brick
- Architect
- Fred E. Holdrege
- Type
- Inn
- Area
- Hot Springs State Park
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
Bricklayer James Callaghan built the last of the early hotels in Hot Springs State Park beginning in November 1917, and the Callaghan Apartments opened in June 1918 with 70 rooms and shared baths. Dr. P.W. Metz bought into the company in 1921 and renamed it the Plaza Apartments and Hotel. It is the only hotel left from the era when several hotels and the Carter sanitarium drew visitors to the Big Spring’s mineral water. It was listed on the National Register in 1993 and now operates as a Best Western Plus.
Good to know
- Address: 116 E Park Street, Thermopolis, WY 82443
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.