GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
Grand Canyon Lodge Complex (circa 1926)
This masterplan drawing shows the Grand Canyon Lodge at the far left
center with "deluxe" cabins located below the lodge and "standard" above the
lodge. Gilbert Stanley Underwood, architect who had worked on several
prestigious grand lodges in the western parks, arranged the cabins at gentle
angles on the slightly hilly terrain, with meandering connecting paths
through stands of pines. By avoiding a strictly regulated layout, Underwood
reinforced the comfortable rustic atmosphere as a pleasant change from the
more formal Grand Canyon Lodge.26
Drawing by John P. White, 1982, National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey. [HABS AZ-135, sheet 2 of 2]
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