Painted Desert Inn
United States historic place in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Built 1937 by Lyle E. Bennett. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Painted Desert Inn is a historic complex in Petrified Forest National Park, in Apache County, eastern Arizona. It is located off Interstate 40 and near the original alignment of historic U.S. Route 66, overlooking the Painted Desert.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Off US 40, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ |
| County | Apache County |
| Listed | May 28, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87001421 |
| Built | 1937 |
| Architect | Lyle E. Bennett |
| Type of place | lodge, Passport to Your National Parks cancellation location, architectural ensemble |
| Style | Pueblo Revival Style architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Off US 40, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ |
| Coordinates | 35.08554, -109.78952 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Petrified Forest National Park · 7 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in Apache 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 87001421. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.