El Tovar. Grand Canyon Of Arizona / (Title Page) Hotel El Tovar. On The Rim Of The Grand Canyon. Management Of Fred Harvey

Fred Harvey - Santa Fe Railway

Publication: WJ Black, 1909, NP

First edition. 8" x 5" in color pictorial wrappers. 23pp., illustrated from photographs and drawings. The El Tovar Hotel, also known simply as El Tovar, is a former Harvey House hotel situated directly on the south rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States. The hotel was designed by Charles Whittlesey, Chief Architect for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway and was opened in 1905 as one of a chain of hotels and restaurants owned and operated by the Fred Harvey Company in conjunction with the Santa Fe railway whose Grand Canyon Depot was 330 feet away. It is at the northern terminus of the Grand Canyon Railway, which was formerly a branch of the Santa Fe. The hotel is one of only a handful of Harvey House facilities that are still in operation, and is an early example of the style that would evolve into National Park Service Rustic architecture. The booklet provides detailed information about and attractive views of the El Tovar Hotel including both exterior and interior attractions as well as information on things to do in the area. Rubbing and scraping to wrappers along with light wear to the extremities.

Inventory Number: 51186