Lookout Studio - Grand Canyon Village Historic District - Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
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N 36° 03.467 W 112° 08.481
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Lookout Studio is one of many art studios along the rim of the canyon.
Waymark Code: WMQPDW
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2016
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Here, you can find many different and unique art pieces that were made right here in this studio. The plaque says, "The Fred Harvey Company built Lookout Studio in 1914, in part to compete with the Kolb Brothers Studio located slightly west along the rim. Called "The Lookout," Fred Harvey's studio offered telescopic views, photographs, and books about the canyon.
Designed by Mary Colter, Lookout Studio is an early example of a park structure that blends with its setting. Its low, rough-cut limestone design adheres to ideas expressed by pioneer landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead, who felt that any park structure that drew attention away from the works of nature and to the works of man was inappropriate. From within the canyon, Lookout Studio is barely visible."
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Grand Canyon Village Historic District
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NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
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