[5] In 1807, Duran traveled with Spanish soldiers during the colonial period where he encountered Zebulon Pike who referred to the springs as a "natural curiosity".

The Mission Revival style building was built with thick adobe walls and rough-hewn viga roof beams.

[3](Lewis 2016:21) In 1881, rail service to the area provided by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad connected to a stage coach stop ten miles from the springs.

[3](Lewis 2016:21) The town of Ojo Caliente grew up around the springs providing lodging, a general store and a post office.

[6] After Antonio Joseph died in 1910, his family further developed the property as well as bottled and sold mineral water from the springs.

The mineral content of the system consists of sodium, potassium, lithium, magnesium, calcium, bicarbonate, cloride, florine, bromine, boron, silica, arsenic and iron.

[6] The hot springs are approximately one hour North of Santa Fe by car; from Taos, they are a 45 minute drive Southwest.

The Ojo Caliente Hot Springs Round Barn, built in 1924, is located nearby, and is listed on the national register of historic places.

[13] Low-Temperature Geothermal Potential of the Ojo Caliente Warm Springs Area, Northern New Mexico, U.S. Department of Energy