Arizona Coconino Hermits Rest Concession

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Form 10-306 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Oct. 1972) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Arizona NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Coconino INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NFS USE ONLY FOR FEDERAL PROPERTIES ENTRY DATE (Type ail entries - complete applicable sections)

Hermits Rest Concession Building

STREET AND NUMBER: Grand Canyon National Park^XglN, -S2E•,-$--&-SR BM

CITY OR TOWN: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Canyon Third COUNTY: Arizona Coconino 005

CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE OWNERSHIP STATUS (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC

f~1 District Qg Building Q Public Public Acquisition: [^] Occupied Yes: Q Site |~~| Structure ra Private QTJ In Process Q Unoccupied f~1 Restricted fir C] Object Q] Both | | Being Considered L~l Preservation work [jj-j Unrestricted in progress a NO

PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

(owner of property)"*(See notation #7) Fred Harvey - Subsidiary of Amfac Corporation

REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS: (If applicable) STREET AND NUMBER: Grand Canyon National Park CITY OR TOWN: Grand Canyon Arizona W

COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: Coconino County Couifaouse STREET AND NUMBER:

CITY OR TOWN:

DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL ("if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Ireservation.recommended This stone and wood structure has changed very little over the years* It is built on the rim of Grand Canyon, and is an enclosed structure with a porch extending from it to the verge of the rim. The roof of the porch is made of limbs and_tjjaber_ stuffed with mud mortar. One enters the main room where curios and coffee are sold. Off to each side of this room are small storage rooms. On the "back side of the sales area is a gigantic recessed fireplace, decorated with utensils used in cooking in a fireplace. The back wall of this stone fireplace curves up and over in a half- dome shepe to create a sitting area where benches and chairs are located. The blackened back wall of the fireplace-sitting m area attests to the roaring fires that burned in it over the m years. Boundary: The historic land embraced in this site is bounded on the north by the rim of Grand Canyon, on the east by the 70 stone entrance way and stone wall, on the south by the gravel C road, and on the west by a line drawn from the canyon rim to o the gravel road and passing about 100 feet from, the east wall H of the building. • O z Class VI lands; 6 acres . •. ., Cost; not owned by the Federal Government -^(Ownership - there is a respectful difference of opinion as to the present ownership in that the railroad has title in so far as its use is consistent with its grant under the Railroad |tlght#of-Way Act of l8?5 and in the United States of America in so far as said use is inconsistent with said grant, in which case it has or will revert to the United States of America). illljllliilllllijliillliiilliiiliililiiii PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate)

Q Pre-Columbian [~| 16th Century [71 18th Century []g 20th Century 15th Century [~| 17th Century [7J 19th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) T_Q3.1j. AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

Aboriginal | | Education C3] Political rban Planning Q] Prehistoric |__J Engineering Q] Religion/Phi Other (Specify; CD Historic [~""| Industry losophy | | Agriculture | | Invention [~] Science [gTI Architecture || Landscape | | Sculpture C] Art Architecture Q Social/Human [j£] Commerce |~j Literature itarian [~| Communications C~| Military [~| Theater | | Conservation [ 1 Music | | Transportation

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE 3rd order This building, designed by Mary Jane Colter, was erected in by the Santa Fe Railroad at the head of Hermit Trail and at the end of West Rim Road to provide refreshments for Grand Canyon visitors who rode the tour ."stage out to the end of West Rim Road, to Hermits Rest. Z o It is, today, primarily a curio shop and viewpoint. I- u Its significance stems in part from some of its unusual architectural => features. This stone and log structure with its porch or veranda that affords a good view of the canyon, blends in well with its setting due in part to its design and in part to the color of the native stone and logs used in its construction. The chief archi tectural feature of the structure, though, is the gigantic, re Ul cessed fireplace and the huge sitting area where tourists warmed UJ themselves in cold weather. More significance, however, derives from the structure's long use as a concession building. It illus trates a phase of the concession-tourist history at Grand Canyon National Park.

JUN 2 0 1974

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES 3 DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES CORNER LATITUDE LONGITUDE LATITUDE LONGITUDE Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds N W o , ,, o 36° 03' *K) " 112° 12' 1{.Q NE ° ' " ° SE ° ° SW ° . ' " . ° APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: ^ B.CTQS LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUN TY^JB<^UfTp,A-Rj^S STATE: - CODE COUNTY /''^SV V...-.™/ / / •**X CODE Arizona 0^- 005 STATE: CODE COUNTY /"v '-^Hvrn \CH\ CODE m m STATE: . CODE COUNTY Wj 2 Q lOy* r~L CODE W— i ^r/n/v/i/" <«7/^ ty'Qp STATE: ; ' CODE COUNTY \C^Xv ^^G/^Tr" /^"/ CODE vOs, /\^/ iiiiiiiiiM c NAME ANQ TITLE: , '• f ' . • • ; ; - !' " : "^^-—^ .^Atp Ef n F. Ro$,s,;Holland, Jr., Historian . Aug. 31, 1972 BUSINESS ADDRESS: . -..-.,.... •..••. ' . • o Denver Service Center^ National Park Service z STREET, AND NUMBER: ' ' . , 'PHONE: 7200 W. Alameda CITY OR TOWN: STATE '-',' CODE Denver Colorado 08 :*$ iM liliiililiiiiB State Liaison Officer recommendation: I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register.

State Liaison Officer Signature i

In compliance with Executive Order 11593, I hereby Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation nominate this property to the National Register, certify ing that the State Liaison Officer has been allowed 90 days in which to present the nomination to the State Re~ D^e Vr/4<>Q

.GPO 938-449

UNITED STATES DEPARTMt .c INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK Arizona NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Coconino PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER t/> (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph)

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AND/OR HISTORIC: H- |2. CbCAT ION STREET AND NUMBER: u Grand Canyon National Park

CITY OR TOWN: o: Grand Canyon H COUNTY: Arizona 005 ; :PHOTO REFERENCE HOTO CREDIT: p. R. Holland , Jr. •Get- DATE OF PHOTO: 1972 LU NEGATIVE FILED AT: NATIONA Denver Service Center REGlSTL.

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