Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter
Build a structure that provides the widest possible view of Grand Canyon yet harmonizes with its setting: this was architect Mary Colter's goal when the Fred Harvey Company hired her in 1930 to design a gift shop and rest area here at Desert View. Colter's answer was the Watchtower.HM Number | HMQHJ |
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Series | This marker is part of the National Historic Landmarks series |
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Placed By | National Park Service |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 10:46am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 12S E 425605 N 3989118 |
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Decimal Degrees | 36.04376667, -111.82588333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 2.626', W 111° 49.553' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 2' 37.56" N, 111° 49' 33.18" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 928 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 6145 Desert View, Grand Canyon Village AZ 86023, US |
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