Zion Lodge

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Newer hotel building at Zion Lodge

Zion Lodge is a lodge located in Zion National Park.

Gilbert Stanley Underwood designed the Zion Lodge in the 1920s. A fire in 1966 destroyed the original lodge. It was rebuilt within 100 days, but the original rustic look was lost in favor of expedience in reopening the lodge. A 1990 remodel restored its original look.^[1]

In addition to the main lodge building there are a number of original buildings that remain in the lodge complex. This includes guest cabins built in 1927 and 1929, employee dormitories built in 1927 and 1937, and a few support buildings. All were designed by Underwood. ^[2]

On April 12, 1995, a landslide blocked the Virgin River downstream from the lodge. Over a period of two hours, the river had carved away 590 feet (180 m) of the only exit road from the canyon, trapping 450 guests and employees in the lodge. A one-lane temporary road was constructed within 24 hours to allow evacuation. Access to the lodge was restored on May 25, 1995.^[3]

[edit] References

^ Zion Lodge (2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-07.
^ Historic American Buildings Survey, Zion National Park (?). Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
^ Mentz, Kevin M.; Worrell, Eric and Zanetell, F. Dave (1997). Park Project Is a Paragon of Partnership. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved on 2006-07-07.