Grand Canyon Lodge, North Rim, Grand Canyon, Coconino County, AZ

Significance: Grand Canyon Lodge, consisting of the main lodge building, 100 "standard" or "budget" and 20 "deluxe" cabins, was designed by master American architect, Gilbert Stanley Underwood in 1927. The main lodge and two cabins burned in 1932; the lodge was rebuilt in 1936-37 in a modified design, using some of the original stonework. The lodge is of regional architectural significance as an outstanding example of the "rustic" style of architecture, intended to harmonize with both setting and environment, and as one of the very few major rustic hostels in the State of Arizona. It was Stephen T. Mather, first director of the National Park Service who persuaded the Union Pacific Railroad management to undertake the development of park lands in southern Utah as well as the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N550
Survey number: HABS AZ-135
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82001721