Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent's Residence

Superintendent's Residence
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Off Rte. 8A, in Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Coordinates	36°3′22″N 112°8′5″W
Built	1921
Architect	Daniel Ray Hull, Thomas Chalmers Vint
Architectural style	Rustic
NRHP reference No.	74000450
Added to NRHP	September 6, 1974[1]

The Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent's Residence is an early National Park Service Rustic style building, designed in 1921 by Daniel Ray Hull of the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs as the park's first headquarters building. The visitor information room was financed by a donation from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper. The building was altered in 1931 by Thomas Chalmers Vint to be the park superintendent's residence,[2] superseded as headquarters by the Grand Canyon Park Operations Building[3] It is included in the Grand Canyon Village National Historic Landmark District.

Description

As originally built the structure was a relatively small two-story, L-shaped administrative building with a stone first floor and a frame second floor. When it was converted to a residence in 1931 it was enlarged in a sympathetic manner, retaining its original design vocabulary. The main living quarters are on the upper level, with eight rooms including the living room, dining room, kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms, with stone fireplaces in the dining and living rooms. The main entrance is from a porch off the living room. The downstairs features a family room with another stone fireplace, formerly the visitor information office. There remainder of the lower level is occupied by a variety of rooms and winding corridors that connect to a two-car garage. The building is currently used for administrative offices for one of the park's concessionaires.

Historic designation

The Superintendent's Residence was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1974.[1] It is a major contributing component to the Grand Canyon Village Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.[4]

See also

• Architects of the National Park Service
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Grand Canyon National Park
• Rustic architecture in Arizona

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "Superintendent's Residence". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 25, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
3. Holland, F. Ross (August 31, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Superintendent's Residence". National Park Service. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
4. Chappell, Gordon (May 10, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Grand Canyon Village Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 7, 2011.