Trim & Moulding · Mountain Modern & Rustic
Lobby of El Tovar Hotel, Grand Canyon (historic photograph)
A historic photograph of the lobby of El Tovar Hotel at the Grand Canyon's South Rim, opened in 1905, with a beamed ceiling, rustic furniture and patterned rugs.
Design characteristics
El Tovar was built by the Santa Fe Railway in 1905 as a grand hotel at the canyon's edge, combining log construction with refined interiors. This historic view shows its lobby with a coffered, beamed ceiling, wicker and wood furniture, and wood-paneled walls. The beamed ceiling is the standout feature, a pattern of timber beams that can be reproduced with box beams in a modern house.
Classification
- Category
- Trim & Moulding
- Material
- Pine
- Motifs
- Beamed ceiling, Coffered
- Photograph
- 2009
- Photographer
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Evidence
- Photograph of a documented interior or object
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Architectural context
Heavy timber, log and stone, from park lodges to modern mountain houses. American West · rustic c. 1880–1940; modern 2000s onward.
