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Mary Jane Colter Buildings (Hopi House, The Lookout, Hermit's Rest, and the Desert View Watchtower)
Desert View WatchtowerLocation: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Built: 1904 Architect: Mary Colter ,et al. Governing body: National Park Service NRHP Reference#: 87001436 [1] Added to NRHP: May 28, 1987 Desert View Watchtower is a 70-foot (21 m)-high stone building located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon within Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, United States. The four-story structure, completed in 1932, was designed by American architect Mary Colter, an employee of the Fred Harvey Company who also created and designed many other buildings in the Grand Canyon vicinity including Hermit's Rest and the Lookout Studio. The interior contains murals by Fred Kabotie.[2]
The bottom floor of the tower now contains a gift shop while the upper floors serve as an observation deck from which visitors to the national park can view eastern portions of the Grand Canyon. Desert View Watchtower was designated a United States National Historic Landmark on May 28, 1987.
In 2008, two tourists were banned from all American national parks for the period of a year after using white-out and permanent marker to correct the punctuation on a sign on the Desert View Watchtower, which had been painted by Colter.[3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Desert View Watchtower". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-25. http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?STATE=AZ&PARK=GRCA&STRUCTURE=&SORT=&RECORDNO=141.
- ^ Wagner, Dennis. "Typo vigilantes answer to letter of the law". AZCentral. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/08/22/20080822grammarcops0822.html. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
External links
Media related to Desert View Watchtower at Wikimedia Commons- National Park Service historic photos of Desert View Watchtower
- Parkitecture in Western National Parks: Indian Watchtower at Desert View
- Desert View
Fred Kabotie Mural in Desert View Watchtower
National Register of Historic Places in Grand Canyon National Park National Historic Landmarks National Historic Landmark District Other NRHP districts Desert View Watchtower Historic District] | Grand Canyon Inn and Campground] | Grand Canyon Railway | Grandview Mine | Water Reclamation Plant | Mary Jane Colter Buildings
Other NRHP properties El Tovar Stables | Grand Canyon North Rim Headquarters | Navajo Steel Arch Highway Bridge | Buckey O'Neill Cabin | Ranger's Dormitory | Superintendent's Residence | Trans-Canyon Telephone Line, Grand Canyon National Park | Tusayan Ruins
Individual Mary Jane Colter NHL properties Hermit's Rest | Desert View Watchtower | Hopi House | Lookout Studio
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Categories:- Grand Canyon
- National Historic Landmarks in Arizona
- Buildings and structures in Coconino County, Arizona
- American Craftsman architecture in Arizona
- Rustic architecture
- Pueblo Revival Style architecture
- Mary Jane Colter buildings
- Visitor attractions in Coconino County, Arizona
- Buildings and structures completed in 1932
- Buildings and structures in Grand Canyon National Park
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