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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
Grand Canyon Lodge (1927-1928; rebuilt 1936-1937)

These elevation drawings demonstrate how the Grand Canyon Lodge underscores the horizontal lines of the mesa and layered canyon walls in its materials and proportions.

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Drawing by Deborah Rehn Hurst and Paula Beth Miller, 1982, National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey. [HABS AZ-135-A, sheet 2 of 3]
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