El Tovar Hotel

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The El Tovar Hotel 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.

Contents 1 Historic designations 2 Trivia 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Historic designations

• National Register of Historic Places #NPS–74000334 — El Tovar Hotel
• National Register of Historic Places #NPS–74000336 — El Tovar Stables

[edit] Trivia

• El Tovar is featured in a scene from the 1983 comedy film National Lampoon's Vacation.

[edit] See also

• ATSF El Tovar
• ATSF Grand Canyon Limited

[edit] External links

• Virtual Guidebook to the Grand Canyon and Route 66 in Arizona: Hopi House and El Tovar Hotel
• Riordan Mansion designed by Charles Whittlesey
• Photos