Grand Canyon South Rim Ranger's Dormitory

Ranger's Dormitory
Location: Off AZ 64 in Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Built: 1921
Architectural style: No Style Listed
Governing body: National Park Service
NRHP Reference#: 75000219
Added to NRHP: September 5, 1975[1]

The Ranger's Dormitory at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park was built in 1920-21. Originally built as a worker's dormitory, it was converted for ranger use in 1927. The stone building was designed by Daniel Ray Hull of the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs, and is a precursor of the later National Park Service Rustic style.[2][3]

The dormitory is one of the earliest National Park Service-built structures at the South Rim. Measuring about 55 feet (17 m) by 25 feet (7.6 m), the single-story structure's exterior walls are of rubble sandstone with a long gabled roof. The gable endds are sheathed in wood. The ground falls away from front to back, so that the back door has a stone stairway. The interior features an entrance hall and a large communal room with a stone fireplace at the western end, with a central hall running down the center to the rear door with individual rooms on either side.[3]

The dormitory was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 1975.[1] It is included in the Grand Canyon Village National Historic Landmark District.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ "Ranger Dormitory". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-25. http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?STATE=AZ&PARK=GRCA&STRUCTURE=&SORT=&RECORDNO=764. 
  3. ^ a b Holland, F. Ross (August 31, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Rangers' Dormitory". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/75000219.pdf. Retrieved 16 November 2011. 
  4. ^ Scott, Michael P.; Chappell, Gordon; Jackson, Robbyn; Donahoe, Jamie; Begley, Susan;, Carr, Ethan (September 13, 1996). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Grand Canyon Village". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/95001226.pdf. Retrieved 16 November 2011.