Grand Canyon Village in Coconino County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Hermit's Rest

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 12, 2023

1. Hermit's Rest Marker

Inscription.
Hermit’s Rest has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America - 1987.
National Park Service - United States Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 36° 3.738′ N, 112° 12.655′ W. Marker is in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, in Coconino County. It can be reached from Hermit Road 7 miles west of Grand Canyon Village, on the right when traveling west. Located on the walkway from the parking lot to Hermit's Rest. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grand Canyon AZ 86023, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Flagstaff & High Country

and in Hopi.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rest House (here, next to this marker); A Trail, a Camp, and a "Hermit" (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Best Section (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hermit Camp (approx. 0.9 miles away); Down Memory Lane (approx. 1.1 miles away); Colonel Claude Hale Birdseye (approx. 3.2 miles away); Orphan Mine (approx. 3.4 miles away); Early Explorer (approx. 3.4 miles away).

Regarding Hermit's Rest. Excerpt from the National Historic Landmark nomination:

Hopi House, Hermit's Rest, the Lookout Studio and the Desert View Watchtower are not only the best and least altered, but some of the only remaining examples of the work of master architect and interior designer Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter. Colter's place in American architecture is important because of the concern for archeology and a sense of history conveyed by her buildings, and the feelings she created in those spaces. More importantly, her creative free-form
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 12, 2023

2. Hermit's Rest Marker
buildings, Hermit's Rest and Lookout Studio, took direct inspiration from the landscape and served as part of the basis of the developing architectural aesthetic for appropriate development in areas that became national parks. The buildings are also significant as part of the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway and Fred Harvey Company development on the south rim of the Grand Canyon — their most important destination resort.

Also see . . . M.E.J. Colter Buildings. National Historic Landmark nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for four buildings designed by Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter, including Hermit's Rest.. (National Park Service) (Submitted on April 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Hermit's Rest image. Click for full size.

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), January 2, 2018

3. Hermit's Rest

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on November 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on April 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.