Hermits Rest

  • Also Known As: Hermits Rest Concession Building

  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

This building, designed by Mary Jane Colter, was erected in 1914 by the Santa Fe Railroad at the head of Hermit Trail and at the end of West Rim Road to provide refreshments for Grand Canyon visitors who rode the tour stage out to the end of West Rim Road, to Hermits Rest. - NRHP, 7 August 1974


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1914/00/00 Mary Colter Architect Built
1914/00/00 Fred Harvey Company Operator Built
1914/00/00 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Developer Built

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Particulars for Hermits Rest:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Commerce
Criteria Historic Event
Owner Private
Historic Use Restaurant
Historic Use Specialty Store



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 7th August 1974

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Hermits Rest Concession Building
Registry Address: Grand Canyon National Park
Registry Number: 74000335
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Colter,Mary Jane
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 6
Contributing Buildings: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Park
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Commerce, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1914
Historic Function: Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Restaurant, Specialty store
Current Function: Commerce, Trade
Current Sub-Function: Specialty store

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