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HOTELS & LODGING

Structures featured in this section range from small cabins to grand hotels, and illustrate some of the various public accommodations available in the parks.

Daniel Hull, as senior landscape engineer during the 1920s, took a leading role in the design of park facilities and visitor accommodations. Hull worked closely with Gilbert Stanley Underwood (architect of the Ahwahnee Hotel, Grand Canyon Lodge and Zion Lodge), in the development of park villages serving visitor needs while preserving the area's spectacular scenery. His prototypical village plan took the form of a small central lodge or pavalion housing a lounge, kitchen and dining room, with outlying cottages and service buildings.


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Painted Desert Inn, Petrified Forest National Park.
Painted Desert Inn, Petrified Forest National Park.

Steps, Painted Desert Inn, Petrified Forest National Park.
Painted Desert Inn, Steps, Petrified Forest National Park.

Lobby, Painted Desert Inn, Petrified Forest National Park.
Painted Desert Inn, Dining Room, Petrified Forest National Park.

Post Detail, Painted Desert Inn, Petrified Forest National Park.
Painted Desert Inn, Post Detail, Petrified Forest National Park.


Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park.
Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park.


Elevation & Plan of Paradise Inn, Mt. Rainier National Park.
Paradise Inn, Elevation & Plan, Mt. Rainier National Park.

Paradise Inn, Mt. Rainier National Park.
Paradise Inn, Mt. Rainier National Park.


Framing Detail, Paradise Inn, Mt. Rainier National Park.
Paradise Inn, Framing Detail, Mt. Rainier National Park.


Lobby, Paradise Inn, Mt. Rainier National Park.
Paradise Inn, Lobby, Mt. Rainier National Park.

Front Desk, Paradise Inn, Mt. Rainier National Park.
Paradise Inn, Front Desk, Mt. Rainier National Park.


Site Plan of Grand Canyon Lodge Complex, Grand Canyon National Park.
Grand Canyon Lodge Complex, Site Plan, Grand Canyon National Park.

Grand Canyon Lodge, Grand Canyon National Park.
Grand Canyon Lodge, Grand Canyon National Park.


Elevations Drawings of Grand Canyon Lodge, Grand Canyon National Park.
Grand Canyon Lodge, Elevation Drawings, Grand Canyon National Park.


Dining Room, Grand Canyon Lodge, Grand Canyon National Park.
Grand Canyon Lodge, Dining Room, Grand Canyon National Park.

Western Duplex Cabin, Grand Canyon National Park.
Grand Canyon Lodge, Western Duplex Cabin, Grand Canyon National Park.


Elevations of Western Cabin, Grand Canyon National Park.
Grand Canyon Lodge, Western Quadraplex Cabin Elevations, Grand Canyon National Park.


Floor Plan of Western Quadraplex Cabin, Grand Canyon National Park.
Grand Canyon Lodge, Western Quadraplex Cabin Floor Plan, Grand Canyon National Park.



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OLD FAITHFUL INN

Designed by architect Robert Reamer, Old Faithful Inn is a prime example of Rustic craftsmanship, and is one of only a few remaining historic log hotels in the United States. The use of local materials to defray construction has resulted in the hotel being readily identifiable. The seven hundred foot long, seven story structure has withstood numerous natural disasters and retains many of its original qualities.


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Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park.
Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park.

Interior of Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park.
Old Faithful Inn, Lobby, Yellowstone National Park.

The Bear Pit, Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park.
Old Faithful Inn, The Bear Pit, Yellowstone National Park.



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