Grand Canyon Village in Coconino County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Hermit's Rest
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. Marker can be reached from Hermit Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on walkway between the parking lot and Hermit's Rest. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grand Canyon AZ 86023, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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
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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 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.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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