El Tovar Hotel

Infobox_nrhp | name =El Tovar
nrhp_type = nhl

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caption =An early view of the "El Tovar Hotel".
location= Grand Canyon, Arizona
lat_degrees = 36 | lat_minutes = 3 | lat_seconds = 27.04 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 112 | long_minutes = 8 | long_seconds = 15 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1905
architect= Atchison,Topeka & Santa Fe Railway; Charles Whittlesey
designated= May 28, 1987 cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1415&ResourceType=Building
title=El Tovar|date=2007-09-26|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = September 06, 1974cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=74000334 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. A replica of the hotel, known as The Grand Canyon Railway Hotel, exists at the Williams Depot.

Historic designations

* National Register of Historic Places [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/AZ/Coconino/state.html #NPS–74000334] — [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/harrison/harrison5.htm El Tovar Hotel]
* National Register of Historic Places [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/AZ/Coconino/state.html #NPS–74000336] — El Tovar Stables
* El Tovar (the hotel) was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.citation|url=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/74000334.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: El Tovar] |595 KiB |author=Laura Soullière Harrison|date=1986|publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/74000334.pdf "Accompanying 14 photos, porch and interior, from 1985"] |575 KiB ] cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/harrison/harrison5.htm |title="Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: El Tovar", by Laura Soullière Harrison |accessdate=2007-09-27|work=National Historic Landmark Them Study|publisher=National Park Service]

ee also

* ATSF "El Tovar"
* ATSF "Grand Canyon Limited"

References

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/harrison/harrison5.htm "Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: El Tovar", by Laura Soullière Harrison] , at National Park Service.
* [http://virtualguidebooks.com/Arizona/GrandCanyonRoute66/CanyonRimLodges/HopiHouseElTovar.html Virtual Guidebook to the Grand Canyon and Route 66 in Arizona: Hopi House and El Tovar Hotel]
* [http://www.museum.com/ja/showdia/id=2350 Riordan Mansion designed by Charles Whittlesey]
* [http://digital.library.arizona.edu/harvey/finding_aid/2az/welcome.html Photos]