Mary Jane Colter

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	Mary Jane Colter
Born	April 4, 1869; Pittsburgh, Pennsylannia, USA
Died	January 8, 1958;
Firms	Fred Harvey Company
Notes	Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter

1 Projects
2 Discussion
- 2.1 Related Content from Wikipedia
3 Maps
- 3.1 Overview of Projects at the Grand Canyon
- 3.2 Cluster of Projects in the Grand Canyon South Rim Village
4 References
5 External Links

[edit] Projects

Alvarado Indian Building by Charles F. Whittlesey, at Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1902 (interior design), 1940 (interior design of La Cosina Cantina). Demolished in 1970.
Hopi House, at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1905
El Tovar Hotel by Charles F. Whittlesey, at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1905 (interior design of cocktail lounge)
El Ortiz by Louis Curtiss, at Lamy, New Mexico, 1910 (interior design). Demolished in 1943.
Union Station, at Kansas City, Missouri, 1913 (interior design of Harvey shops), 1937 (interior design of Westport Room)
Lookout Studio, at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1914
Hermits Rest Concession Building, at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1914
Indian Gardens Lodge (unbuilt design), at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1916.
Phantom Ranch, at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1922
El Navajo, at Gallup, New Mexico, 1923. Demolished in 1957.
Union Station, at Chicago, Illinois, 1925 (interior design of Harvey shops)
La Fonda, by T.H. Rapp, W. M. Rapp and A. C. Hendrickson, at Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1925 (interior design), 1949 (interior design of La Cantinita)
La Posada Hotel, at Winslow, Arizona, 1929 to 1930
Watchtower, at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1932
Bright Angel Lodge, at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1935
Men's Dormitory, at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1936
Women's Dormitory, at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1937
Union Station, at St Louis, Missouri, 1939 (interior design of Harvey shops)
Union Station, at Los Angeles, California, 1939 (interior design of Harvey shops)
Painted Desert Inn, at Painted Desert, Arizona, 1947 (interior design)

"Hermit's Rest, the Lookout, and Bright Angel Lodge overlook the canyon where, a mile below, rests Phantom Ranch. In the village is Hopi House and twenty-five miles to the east, the Watchtower." — Arnold Berke. Mary Colter: Architect of the Southwest.

Many of Colter's projects are now part of the NRHP Grand Canyon Village Historic District

[edit] Discussion

"Colter was an employee of the Harvey Company from 1910 to 1948, and her main task was the design and decoration of Harvey hotels and restaurants along the Santa Fe Railway. A versatile designer who integrated authentic regional elements into strong themes, Colter was responsible for famous hotels such as El Navajo in Gallup, NM; La Posada in Winslow, AZ; and Painted Desert Inn in Painted Desert, AZ. Her rustic-styled buildings at the Grand Canyon, including the Hopi House, Bright Angel Lodge, and others, influenced National Park Service development, and the style became known as National Park Service Rustic." — Library Journal

"Mary Colter may well be the best-known unknown architect in the world: her buildings at the Grand Canyon National Park-which include Lookout Tower, Hopi House, Bright Angel Lodge, and many others-are admired by almost five million visitors a year." — Amazon.com book description

[edit] Related Content from Wikipedia

Mary Colter

See a related page at Wikipedia for additional information.

[edit] Maps

[edit] Overview of Projects at the Grand Canyon

[edit] Cluster of Projects in the Grand Canyon South Rim Village

[edit] References

"Extraordinary Interpreter", by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 341, 2007.0711, pC1.1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Colter
Arnold Berke (Author), A. Vertikoff (Photographer). Mary Colter: Architect of the Southwest. Princeton Architectural Press, 2003. ISBN 156898345X.
Karen A. Bartlett, Director. Mary Jane Colter: House Made of Dawn. Documentary Film. 1997.
Virginia L. Grattan. Mary Colter: Builder Upon the Red Earth. Grand Canyon Natural History Association: Grand Canyon, Arizona. 1992. ISBN 0938216-45-7.