Grand Canyon South Rim Ranger's Dormitory

Ranger's Dormitory
Location Off AZ 64 in Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Coordinates 36°3′20″N 112°8′11″W / 36.05556°N 112.13639°W / 36.05556; -112.13639Coordinates: 36°3′20″N 112°8′11″W / 36.05556°N 112.13639°W / 36.05556; -112.13639
Built 1921
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 ends 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Ranger Dormitory". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-25.
  3. 1 2 Holland, F. Ross (August 31, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Rangers' Dormitory" (PDF). National Park Service. 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" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
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