Zion Lodge Historic District

Zion Lodge Historic District

Western Cabins
Nearest city Springdale, Utah
Coordinates 37°15′1″N 112°57′17″W / 37.25028°N 112.95472°W / 37.25028; -112.95472Coordinates: 37°15′1″N 112°57′17″W / 37.25028°N 112.95472°W / 37.25028; -112.95472
Built 1925
Architect Underwood, Gilbert Stanley
Architectural style Rustic
NRHP Reference # 82001718
Added to NRHP August 24, 1982[1]

The Zion Lodge Historic District surrounds the rustic lodge originally designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood in Zion National Park. The lodge served as the center of a group of cabins, employee dormitories and support buildings which are included in the district. A swimming pool and bathhouse were demolished in 1976. The district was expanded in 1986 to include an Underwood-designed former photography studio and additional cabins.

The Zion Lodge complex was developed by the Utah Parks Company to provide lodging for tourists at Zion. The Utah Parks Company was owned by the Union Pacific Railroad, which had developed a strong relationship with Underwood. Underwood designed most of the structures in the lodge community using principles of rustic design favored by the National Park Service, a style that was developed and promoted, in part, by Underwood himself.[2]

The district is centered on the Zion Lodge. Underwood's National Park Service Rustic style lodge burned in 1966 and was replaced by a prefabricated structure on the same foundation. A 1990 renovation added elements of Underwood's original design to the 1966 structure. The district includes:

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Culpin, Mary Shivers (12 Jan 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Zion Lodge Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 19 Jun 2009.


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