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Grand Canyon Lodge U.S. National Historic Landmark View of the Grand Canyon from the Lodge Location: Bright Angel Point, North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Coordinates: 36°11'57?N 112°3'7?W? / ?36.19917, -112.05194Coordinates: 36°11'57?N 112°3'7?W? / ?36.19917, -112.05194 Built/Founded: 1927 Architect: Gilbert Grand Canyon Lodge is a hotel and cabins complex at Bright Angel Point on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It was designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood who also designed The Ahwahnee, Bryce Canyon Lodge, and Zion Lodge. Grand Canyon Lodge is a resort complex consisting of a Main Lodge building, 23 deluxe cabins, and 91 standard cabins, some of which were moved to the north rim campground in 1940. Grand Canyon Lodge is the most intact rustic hotel development in the National Park system remaining from the railroad era. Constructed of native Kaibab limestone and timber, the complex was designed to harmonize with its rocky and forested setting. When constructed in 1927-28, Grand Canyon Lodge consisted of the Main Lodge building (burned in 1932, but rebuilt in 1936-37), 20 deluxe cabins, and 100 standard cabins. 20 additional cabins were constructed in 1928. Gilbert Stanley Underwood was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad to design resort hotels at Zion, Bryce Canyon, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon. The most important features of the Grand Canyon Lodge complex were based It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.[1][4][5] References ^ a b "Grand Canyon Lodge". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-09-27. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). ^ "Grand Canyon Lodge". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service (2008-11-25). ^ Laura Soullière Harrison (1986), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Grand Canyon LodgePDF (487 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying 35 photos, exterior and interior, from 1985.PDF (4.97 MB) ^ ""Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: Grand Canyon Lodge", by Laura Soullière Harrison". National Historic Landmark Theme Study. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-11-18. External links Grand Canyon Lodge at National Park Service Grand Canyon Lodge, Main Lodge, North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino County, AZ: 3 drawings, 26 photos, 1 data page, 2 photo caption pages, at Historic American Building Survey [hide] v • d • eU.S. National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register · History of | ||||
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