Mary Jane Colter Buildings

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Mary Jane Colter Buildings (Hopi House, The Lookout, Hermit's Rest, and the Desert View Watchtower)
(U.S. National Historic Landmark District)
Location:	Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Coordinates:	36°3′29″N 112°8′13″W / 36.05806, -112.13694Coordinates: 36°3′29″N 112°8′13″W / 36.05806, -112.13694
Built/Founded:	1904
Architect:	Mary Colter
Designated as NHL:	May 28, 1987[1]
Added to NRHP:	May 28, 1987[2]
NRHP Reference#:	87001436
Governing body:	National Park Service

The Mary Jane Colter Buildings are four structures at Grand Canyon National Park designed by Mary Colter:

• Hermit's Rest
• Desert View Watchtower
• The Lookout, also known as Lookout Studio
• Hopi House

As a set, they were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.^[1],^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Mary Jane Colter Buildings. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-25).
2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
3. ^ Laura Soullière Harrison (1985), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Mary Jane Colter BuildingsPDF (721 KiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 85 NPS photos by Laura Soullière Harrison, exterior and interior, from 1985. 20 are of Hermit's Rest; 36 of Hopi House; 26 of Desert View Watchtower; 3 of Lookout StudioPDF (7.43 MiB)

[edit] External links

• Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: M.E.J. Colter Buildings, by Laura Soullière Harrison, 1986, at National Park Service.
• Grand Canyon National Park, Official Site

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