Grand Canyon Park Operations Building
United States historic place in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Built 1929. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Grand Canyon Park Operations Building was built in 1929 on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park. It is significant as an example of a National Park Service building designed to blend harmoniously with the natural surroundings, in the National Park Service Rustic style. The Operations Building was designed to replace the Superintendent's Residence as the park headquarters. It was in turn replaced by a newer building in 1967, and presently functions as the headquarters for park law enforcement. The building was designed by the National Park Service Landscape Division under the direction of Thomas Chalmers Vint, and has been designated a National Historic Landmark for its design significance.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Off West Rim Dr., Grand Canyon National Park, AZ |
| County | Coconino County |
| Listed | May 28, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87001412 |
| Built | 1929 |
| Type of place | administrative building |
| Style | National Park Service rustic |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Off West Rim Dr., Grand Canyon National Park, AZ |
| Coordinates | 36.05502, -112.13763 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Grand Canyon National Park · 4 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Mather Campground 1 mi · Trailer Village Rv Park - South Rim 1 mi · Tusayan - Montane 8 mi |
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Nearby in Coconino County
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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 87001412. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.