The Bath Hotel is a Caribbean Georgian-style building which was constructed for visitors who came to the island to enjoy the health benefits of the warm mineral springs located adjacent to the hotel.  The hotel was built by a local merchant in approximately 1787 and attracted visitors from throughout the Caribbean and Europe.  This hotel was the center of the social life of the planter elite on the island from approximately 1787 to 1850 when the island was a primary supplier of sugar to the British Empire.  The hotel is also part of the earliest stages of what would eventually become the tourism-based economy of the island and the Caribbean as a whole.

There are two other significant structures on the site.  The first is the Bath House, which is built over the spring and was used for guests to take the waters.  The second is a significant additions to the west of the hotel.  This structure is currently in a significant state of collapse.

S. Harris & Co. was retained to provide a general summary of the current physical; conditions of the Nevis Bath Hotel, the prospects for the retrieval, recovery, and stabilization of the building, and the issues of preservation and restoration.  S. Harris & Co. assessed drainage, masonry, structural and pest issues of the hotel and its surroundings.  The project included measured drawings as well as a written findings report.  The report provides a physical description of the building, the conditions assessment, and recommendations for treatment.

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