El Tovar Hotel
El Tovar | |
| File:El Tovar Hotel in early 1900s.JPG An early view of the El Tovar Hotel. | |
| Location | Grand Canyon, Arizona |
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| Built | 1905 |
| Architect | Atchison,Topeka & Santa Fe Railway; Charles Whittlesey |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000334 |
| Added to NRHP | September 06, 1974[1] |
The El Tovar Hotel, also known simply as El Tovar, is a former "Harvey House" situated just 20 ft (6 m) from the south rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The hotel was designed by Charles Whittlesey, Chief Architect for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway, and was decorated by architect Mary Colter, opened in 1905 as one the chain of hotels and restaurants owned and operated by the Fred Harvey Company in conjunction with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (Santa Fe). It is at the northern terminus of the Grand Canyon Railway, which was formerly a branch of the Santa Fe. The hotel is one of only a handful of Harvey House facilities that are still in operation, and is an example of National Park Service Rustic architecture.
Historic designations
- National Register of Historic Places #NPS–74000334 — El Tovar Hotel
- National Register of Historic Places #NPS–74000336 — El Tovar Stables
- El Tovar (the hotel) was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.[2],[3],[4]
See also
- ATSF El Tovar
- ATSF Grand Canyon Limited
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ a b "El Tovar". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-26.
- ^ [[[:Template:PDFlink]] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination"]. National Park Service. 1986.
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External links
- "Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: El Tovar", by Laura Soullière Harrison, at National Park Service.
- Virtual Guidebook to the Grand Canyon and Route 66 in Arizona: Hopi House and El Tovar Hotel
- Riordan Mansion designed by Charles Whittlesey
- Photos
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