Lookout Studio
Mary Jane Colter Buildings (Hopi House, The Lookout, Hermit's Rest, Phantom Ranch, the Desert View Watchtower, Bright Angel Lodge, and two employee dorms) | |
 Lookout Studio, 2017 | |
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| Location | Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 36°3′28.28″N 112°8′38.33″W / 36.0578556°N 112.1439806°W |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | Mary Colter |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001436 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1987 |
| Designated NHL | May 28, 1987[2] |
Lookout Studio, known also as The Lookout, is a stone building located on the South Rim of the
The rubble stone building is at the edge of the canyon. The walls rise to an irregular parapet which incorporates the building's chimneys. Before a roof replacement the roof carried a pile of stones designed to look like they had fallen into ruin.[4] The lookout is on three levels, with a main level housing a shop and enclosed viewing area, a lower viewing platform and a small enclosed observation tower. The wood viga roof structure remains visible, although the structure has undergone other renovations.[3] The lookout is unusually brightly lighted for a Colter building, since its interior receives a great deal of light through its banks of large windows.[4]
Historic designation
Lookout Studio is a component of the multi-site
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Mary Jane Colter Buildings". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013.
- ^ a b Harrison, Laura Soulliere (1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: M.E.J. Colter Buildings". National Park Service. p. continuation page 4. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- ^ ISBN 0-8118-1854-3.
- ^ Chappell, Gordon (May 10, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Grand Canyon Village Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
External links
- National Park Service historic photos of Lookout Studio
- M.E.J. Colter Buildings, Architecture in the Parks
