National Historic Landmark · hotel · Grand Canyon, Arizona

El Tovar Hotel

NRHP building in Coconino County, Arizona in Grand Canyon, Arizona. Built 1903. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · El Tovar Hotel

The El Tovar Hotel, also known simply as El Tovar, is a former Harvey House hotel situated directly on the south rim of the Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressGrand Canyon National Park, Rte. 8A, Grand Canyon, AZ
CountyCoconino County
ListedSep 6, 1974
Reference number74000334
Built1903
Type of placehotel
Stylerustic architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressGrand Canyon National Park, Rte. 8A, Grand Canyon, AZ
Websitegrandcanyonlodges.com/lodging/el-tovar-hotel
Coordinates36.05750, -112.13772 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitGrand Canyon National Park · 4 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyMather Campground 1 mi · Trailer Village Rv Park - South Rim 1 mi · Tusayan - Montane 8 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74000334. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.