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{{Short description|Town in Arizona, United States}}
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| population_total         = 1784
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}}{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Grand Canyon Village Historic District
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| caption = Grand Canyon Village
| location = [[Grand Canyon, Arizona]]
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| area = 
| architect = [[Daniel Ray Hull]], [[Kolb, Ellsworth & Emery]]; [[Mary Colter|Mary E.J. Colter]]<br />[[Charles Whittlesey (architect)|Charles Whittlesey]]
| architecture = [[National Park Service Rustic architecture|Park Service Rustic]], [[Pueblo Revival architecture|Pueblo]], [[Bungalow/craftsman architecture|Bungalow/craftsman]]
| designated_nrhp_type = February 18, 1987<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2199&ResourceType=District |title=Grand Canyon Village Historic District |accessdate=2007-09-27 |work=National Historic Landmark summary listing |publisher=National Park Service |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303151009/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2199&ResourceType=District |archivedate=2009-03-03 }}</ref>
| added = November 20, 1975
| increase = October 24, 1995<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
| refnum = 75000343
| increase_refnum = 95001226
}}'''Grand Canyon Village''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located on the South Rim of the [[Grand Canyon]], in [[Coconino County, Arizona|Coconino County]], [[Arizona]], United States. Its population was 2,004 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Grand Canyon Village CDP, Arizona |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 8, 2011 }}</ref> Located in [[Grand Canyon National Park]], it is wholly focused on accommodating tourists visiting the canyon. Its origins trace back to the railroad completed from [[Williams, Arizona|Williams]], to the canyon's South Rim by the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe Railroad]] in 1901. Many of the structures in use today date from that period. The village contains numerous landmark buildings, and its historic core is a [[National Historic Landmark District]], designated for its outstanding implementation of town design. The '''Grand Canyon Village Historic District''' includes numerous landmark park structures, many of which are [[National Historic Landmark|National Historic Landmarks]] themselves, or are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].  The town design as a whole is also significant for its attention to integration with the Grand Canyon landscape, its incorporation of [[National Park Service Rustic]] design elements, and for the idiosyncratic design of park concessioner structures such as the [[El Tovar Hotel]].

== Design and history ==
Grand Canyon Village was planned by the [[National Park Service]] to be a comprehensive development for tourism on the South Rim. It is the largest example of Park Service town planning extant in the national park system. Initially centered on the terminus of the [[Grand Canyon Railway]], the village expanded as both the Park Service and the park concessioner, the [[Fred Harvey Company]], built or expanded facilities. Initial development was centered on the [[El Tovar Hotel]] and the [[Bright Angel Lodge]], both concessioner-operated facilities. The El Tovar was opened in 1905 as a [[destination hotel]] on the canyon rim by the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]], who owned the Grand Canyon spur. A new train depot was built next to the hotel by the railway in 1909. Nearly all early development at the village was undertaken by concessioners.<ref name="nrhpinv">{{cite web |last=Scott |first=Michael P. |author2=Chappell, Gordon |author3=Jackson, Robbyn |author4=Donahoe, Jamie |author5=Begley, Susan |author6=Carr, Ethan |date=September 13, 1996 |title=National Historic Landmark Nomination: Grand Canyon Village |url={{NHLS url|id=95001226}} |accessdate=16 November 2011 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref><ref name="nrhpinv3">{{cite web |last=Chappell |first=Gordon |date=May 10, 1975 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Grand Canyon Village Historic District |url={{NRHP url|id=75000343}} |accessdate=17 November 2011 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

In 1910, while the Grand Canyon was still designated a national monument, Secretary of the Interior [[Richard A. Ballinger]] suggested that a plan be established before further development took place at the South Rim. Mark Daniels, the general superintendent of the parks from 1914, called for similar comprehensive planning to establish water and sewer systems, power distribution and telephone networks. A 1924 master plan by National Park Service landscape architect [[Daniel Ray Hull]] established a "village square" at the intersection of the railroad and east road just below the El Tovar. The first park administration building was established there. Hull used the local topography, dictated by Bright Angel Wash valley's topography, with residential neighborhoods on two small hills divided by a branch of the Bright Angel drainage, away from the main south entrance road down Bright Angel and keeping hotel development in the area of the Bright Angel Camp and the El Tovar. Another square or plaza was intended where the new south entrance road approached the rim, surrounded by another administration building, a post office, and a proposed museum. Over time, the plaza became a parking area. Treatment of residential areas varied, including use of [[Bungalow/craftsman architecture|bungalows]].  Park Service housing was arranged so that automobile access was to the rear, with the house fronts oriented to a central communal space.  Grand Canyon Village is one of the earliest uses of this arrangement in a planned community, predating its use at [[Radburn, New Jersey]] by [[Clarence Stein]] and [[Henry Wright (landscape architect)|Henry Wright]]. Housing for Fred Harvey Company personnel was arranged in a more traditional street-facing arrangement, with a parallel system of alleys for access to garages at the rear of the lots.<ref name="nrhpinv" />

Much of the work that was accomplished in the late 1930s was done by [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] labor, particularly the landscaping, which involved the transplantation of native vegetation into areas that had been disturbed by construction.<ref name="nrhpinv" />

=== Landmark designation ===
The village's initial listing on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1975<ref>{{cite web |date=February 6, 1979 |title=Federal Register: 44 Fed. Reg. 7107 |url=https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/fedreg/fr044/fr044026/fr044026.pdf |publisher=U.S. Government |page=243}}</ref> included 39 buildings, then was expanded in 1982 to include the Bright Angel Lodge and an additional 25 buildings. The district was declared a National Historic Landmark District on February 18, 1987. On October 24, 1995 the district was again expanded to include the historic center of Grand Canyon Village. The present district includes 247 buildings, 55 landscape structures and three sites. The NRHP district differs from the NHL district by its inclusion of two non-contiguous cemeteries, not part of the NHL since they have no association with park architecture.<ref name="nrhpinv2">{{cite web |last=Scott |first=Michael P. |author2=Chappell, Gordon |author3=Jackson, Robbyn |author4=Donahoe, Jamie |author5=Begley, Susan |author6=Carr, Ethan |date=September 13, 1996 |title=National Historic Landmark Nomination: Grand Canyon Village |url={{NHLS url|id=95001226}} |accessdate=16 November 2011 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

==Geography and transportation==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|13.4|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://arizona.hometownlocator.com/az/coconino/grand-canyon-village-cdp.cfm | publisher=AZ Hometown Locator| title=Grand Canyon Village CDP, Arizona – Basic Facts | access-date=November 22, 2016}}</ref>

It is located {{Convert|180|mi|km|abbr=}} north of [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://check-distance.com/route/phoenix-az/grand-canyon-village-az|title=Distance from Phoenix, AZ to Grand Canyon Village, AZ|website=check-distance.com|language=en|access-date=February 14, 2019}}</ref> and {{Convert|168|mi|km|abbr=}} from [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://check-distance.com/route/las-vegas-nv/grand-canyon-village-az|title=Distance from Las Vegas, NV to Grand Canyon Village, AZ|website=check-distance.com|language=en|access-date=February 14, 2019}}</ref>

Groome Transportation provides scheduled service between Grand Canyon Village and [[Flagstaff, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/directions_s_rim.htm| title = How Do I Travel to the South Rim? – Grand Canyon National Park (U.S. National Park Service)}}</ref> Trans-Canyon Shuttle provides seasonal scheduled services between Grand Canyon Village and [[North Rim, Arizona]], and seasonal service between Grand Canyon Village and [[Marble Canyon, Arizona|Marble Canyon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trans-canyonshuttle.com/|title=Rim to Rim Grand Canyon Transportation for Hikers|website=www.trans-canyonshuttle.com}}</ref> National Park Express provides a daily shuttle between [[Page, Arizona|Page]] and Grand Canyon Village.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nationalparkexpress.com/our-tours/?tour-categories=shuttle-service&sort=latest | title=Our Tours – National Park Express | date=May 23, 2022 }}</ref>

The [[Grand Canyon Railway]] connects the [[Grand Canyon Depot]] in Grand Canyon Village with the [[Williams Depot]] in [[Williams, Arizona]]. Connections were offered to [[Amtrak]]'s [[Williams Junction (Amtrak station)|Williams Junction]] station until 2017, when the station was closed.

The [[National Park Service]] operates free shuttle buses on the South Rim.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/shuttle-buses.htm|title=South Rim Shuttle Bus Routes: Spring 2023 – Grand Canyon National Park (U.S. National Park Service)|website=www.nps.gov}}</ref>

===Climate===

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|Jan record high F = 64
|Feb record high F = 69
|Mar record high F = 77
|Apr record high F = 82
|May record high F = 92
|Jun record high F = 97
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 97
|Sep record high F = 93
|Oct record high F = 89
|Nov record high F = 74
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|Jan high F = 44.3
|Feb high F = 46.3
|Mar high F = 53.6
|Apr high F = 60.9
|May high F = 69.9
|Jun high F = 82.0
|Jul high F = 84.9
|Aug high F = 82.1
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|Jan mean F = 31.7
|Feb mean F = 33.7
|Mar mean F = 39.3
|Apr mean F = 44.9
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|Jun mean F = 62.5
|Jul mean F = 67.7
|Aug mean F = 65.9
|Sep mean F = 59.8
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990 = 1499
| 2000 = 1460
| 2010 = 2004
| 2020 = 1784
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 1,460 people, 651 households, and 345 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|108.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 791 housing units at an average density of {{convert|100.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.7% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 18.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.9% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.9% from two or more races. 10.2% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

There were 651 households, out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.9% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 41.2% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 2.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,083, and the median income for a family was $53,676. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $23,565 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $19,923. About 1.7% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Media==
KUGO 102.5 FM is licensed to Grand Canyon Village and broadcasts [[Travelers' information station|travelers' information]] for visitors to the Grand Canyon.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/KUGO-FM KUGO-FM 102.5 MHz], radio-locator.com. Retrieved August 12, 2020.</ref>

== Education ==
The area is served by the [[Grand Canyon Unified School District]], which includes [[Grand Canyon High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04005_coconino/DC20SD_C04005.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Coconino County, AZ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=1 (PDF p. 2/5)|accessdate=June 14, 2023}}</ref>

== Historic structures ==
[[File:Grand Canyon Village-Diesel Engine No. 6776-1959.jpg|thumb|[[Grand Canyon Railway]] [[Diesel locomotive|Diesel Locomotive]] No. 6776-[[ALCO FA|Alco FPA-4]] built in 1958]]The district includes a number of significant structures, some of them National Historic Landmarks in their own right, with several others individually listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The buildings can be divided into two categories: the fanciful structures built by park concessioners, many of which were designed by [[Mary Colter]], and the more restrained examples of National Park Service Rustic architecture designed by Hull and [[Thomas Chalmers Vint]] for park administration and housing.<ref name="nrhpinv4">{{cite web |last=Scott |first=Michael P. |author2=Chappell, Gordon |author3=Jackson, Robbyn |author4=Donahoe, Jamie |author5=Begley, Susan |author6=Carr, Ethan |date=September 13, 1996 |title=National Historic Landmark Nomination: Grand Canyon Village |url={{NHLS url|id=95001226}} |accessdate=16 November 2011 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> Concessioner structures include:

* The '''[[El Tovar Hotel]]''' (1905) was built by the AT&SF as a resort hotel on the canyon's rim. Designed by architect [[Charles Frederick Whittlesey]], the hotel is a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref name="nhlsum et">{{cite web |title=Grand Canyon Depot |url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1416&ResourceType=Building |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304230438/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1416&ResourceType=Building |archivedate=2009-03-04 |accessdate=2007-09-27 |work=National Historic Landmark summary listing |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
* The '''[[Bright Angel Lodge]]''' (1935) incorporates the Buckey O'Neill Cabin and the Red Horse Station, relocated to the site. Formerly the Bright Angel Hotel, the facility was almost entirely rebuilt under the direction of architect [[Mary Colter]].<ref name="bahl1">{{cite web |last=Anderson |first=Michael F. |year=2008 |title=Bright Angel Hotel & Lodge |url=http://grandcanyonhistory.clas.asu.edu/sites_southrim_brightangellodge.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101215627/http://grandcanyonhistory.clas.asu.edu/sites_southrim_brightangellodge.html |archive-date=1 November 2011 |accessdate=15 November 2011 |publisher=Arizona State University/Grand Canyon Association}}</ref>  According to the 1996-dated National Historic Landmark District nomination, Bright Angel Hotel was not included in the original 1975 registration of the Grand Canyon Village Historic District as it was not then 50 years old, but the historic district was expanded in 1982 to include it.<ref name="nrhpinv4" />
* The '''[[Buckey O'Neill Cabin]]''' (1897) is the oldest structure at the South Rim, individually listed on the NRHP.<ref>{{cite web |last=Holland |first=F.R. |date=August 31, 1972 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory&nbsp;– Nomination Form: Buckey O'Neill Cabin |url={{NRHP url|id=75000227}} |accessdate=15 November 2011 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> Built in 1890 by [[Buckey O'Neill|William “Buckey” O’Neil]]. Among the occupations which O’Neil had were author, sheriff and judge in Arizona. He was a member of the Rough Riders and in Cuba he was [[killed in action]].
* The '''[[Lookout Studio]]''' (1914) is just to the west of the Bright Angel Lodge. Designed by Colter, the structure was originally known as "The Lookout," which is its primary purpose.  The structure includes a small gift shop. It is part of the [[Mary Jane Colter buildings]] National Historic Landmark.<ref name="colternhl">{{cite web |last=Harrison |first=Laura Soulliere |year=1986 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory&nbsp;– Nomination Form: Mary E.J. Colter Buildings |url={{NHLS url|id=87001436}} |accessdate=16 November 2011 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
* '''[[Hopi House]]''' (1905) was designed by Colter to resemble a [[Hopi people|Hopi]] pueblo. Located to the east of the El Tovar, between the hotel and Verkamp's Store, the multistory sandstone structure was built as a living museum in which Hopi artisans would demonstrate and sell their crafts. It is part of the Mary Jane Colter National Historic Landmark.<ref name="colternhl" />
* The '''[[El Tovar Stables]]''' (1904) were built to house horses and mules used for transportation around the park in pre-automobile times, and continue to be used to house mules for the Bright Angel Trail to the [[Phantom Ranch]]. Individually listed on the NRHP.<ref>{{cite web |last=Holland |first=F. Ross |date=August 31, 1972 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory&nbsp;– Nomination Form: El Tovar Stables |url={{NRHP url|id=74000336}} |accessdate=7 November 2011 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
* The '''[[Kolb Studio|Kolb Brothers Studio]]''' (1904) was established by brothers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb, the studio featured the Kolbs' films and slide shows of the Grand Canyon in a building perched on and extending over the rim of the canyon at the head of the Bright Angel Trail. The building eventually extended to five stories and includes a small auditorium.<ref name="nchgc4">{{cite web |last=Youngs |first=Yolonda |year=2008 |title=Kolb Studio |url=http://grandcanyonhistory.clas.asu.edu/sites_southrim_kolbstudio.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628061550/http://grandcanyonhistory.clas.asu.edu/sites_southrim_kolbstudio.html |archive-date=June 28, 2010 |accessdate=16 November 2011 |work=Nature, Culture and History at the Grand Canyon |publisher=Arizona State University/Grand Canyon Association}}</ref>
* '''Verkamp's Curio Store''' (1906), is now Verkamp's Visitor Center, operated by the National Park Service.<ref name="npsgrca1">{{cite web |title=Verkamp's Visitor Center |url=https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/verkamps.htm |access-date=16 November 2011 |work=Grand Canyon National Park |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> Built by Ohioan John George Verkamp, who sold Indigenous crafts and souvenirs, the two-story shingled building has been described as "modified Mission" style, resembling an adobe building in form but not materials. Members of the Verkamp family lived upstairs through 1978. By 2008, when the store was the oldest concessioner in the national park system, the Verkamp family elected not to renew their concession. The store closed and the Park Service renovated the building as a visitor center.<ref name="hcgc3">{{cite web |last=Gerke |first=Sarah Bohl |year=2008 |title=Verkamps |url=http://grandcanyonhistory.clas.asu.edu/sites_southrim_verkamps.html |accessdate=16 November 2011 |work=Nature, History and Culture at the Grand Canyon |publisher=Arizona State University/Grand Canyon Association}}</ref>
* The '''[[Grand Canyon Power House]]''' (1926) was built by the AT&SF to provide electricity to concessioner and park facilities.  The power house is notable for its application of rustic design principles to an industrial structure and for its creative use of scale. It is an individually listed National Historic Landmark.<ref>{{cite web |year=1986 |title="Grand Canyon Power House", 1986, by Laura Soullière Harrison (National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination) |url={{NHLS url|id=87001411}} |publisher=National Park Service |format=pdf}}</ref>
* The '''[[Grand Canyon Depot]]''' (1910) and '''[[Grand Canyon Railway]]''' (1905) were built by the AT&SF. The depot, designed by [[Francis W. Wilson]], is an individually listed National Historical Landmark,<ref>{{Cite journal |author=Laura Soulliere Harrison |year=1986 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination: Grand Canyon Depot |url={{NHLS url|id=74000337}} |format=pdf |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NHLS url|id=74000337|photos=y}} Accompanying 19 photos, exterior, from 1985.&nbsp;{{small|(3.03&nbsp;MB)}}</ref> and the railway is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of three remaining railroad depots in the United States built with logs as the primary material.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Train Equipment &#124; Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel |url=https://www.thetrain.com/the-train/equipment/}}</ref>
* The '''AT&SF Employee residences''' were built between 1924 and 1933 to house concessioner employees.  Both the subdivision and the houses themselves are larger than the Park Service equivalent, with garages to the rear of the houses on alleys.<ref name="nrhpinv4" />

Park Service structures include:

* The '''[[Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent's Residence]]''' (1921) was originally the park's first headquarters building. It was designed in the National Park Service Rustic style by Hull, and altered in 1931 by Vint to be the superintendent's residence. The residence is individually listed on the NRHP.<ref>{{cite web |last=Holland |first=F. Ross |date=August 31, 1972 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory&nbsp;– Nomination Form: Superintendent's Residence |url={{NRHP url|id=74000450}} |accessdate=16 November 2011 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
* The '''[[Grand Canyon Park Operations Building]]''' (1929) replaced the first headquarters. Now the park's law enforcement center, it is individually listed as a National Historic Landmark.
* The '''[[Grand Canyon South Rim Ranger's Dormitory]]''' (1920) was built as a workers' dormitory, and was converted to house park rangers in 1927.  It is individually listed on the NRHP.<ref>{{cite web |last=Holland |first=F. Ross |date=August 31, 1972 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory&nbsp;– Nomination Form: Rangers' Dormitory |url={{NRHP url|id=75000219}} |accessdate=16 November 2011 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
* The '''Park Service Employee residences''' (1924–1933) were built under the direction of Hull and Vint on cul-de-sacs, facing inward to a common pedestrian area.  The 16 houses were designed in the NPS Rustic style.<ref name="nrhpinv4" />

Other contributing buildings include dormitories, service shops, a jail, a firehouse, the park hospital, a post office and two schools. Non-contributing structures include the Thunderbird and Kachina lodges between the Bright Angel Lodge and the El Tovar.<ref name="nrhpinv4" /> Many of the contributing features and structures in Grand Canyon Village are simple landscape structures such as sidewalks, retaining walls and culverts. The canyon rim stone wall is the principle defining feature of the area, constructed in stages between 1905 and 1934. 44 such structures have been identified as contributing features, mostly built of local Kaibab limestone.<ref name="nrhpinv4" />
* The Horace M. Albright Training Center, established in 1963, and is located on Albright Street within the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. It is the primary training facility for new permanent NPS employees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Training |url=https://www.nps.gov/training/hoal/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326105657/http://www.nps.gov/training/hoal/ |archive-date=March 26, 2010}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
{{Gallery
|title= Grand Canyon Village<br />[[File:Grand Canyon VillageGrand Canyon Railroad Station-1901-3.jpg|250px|center|thumb|{{center|Canyon Railroad Depot National Historic Landmark Marker}}]]
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|File:Grand Canyon Village-Grand Canyon Railroad Depot-1901-1.jpg|Different view Canyon Railroad Depot
|File:Grand Canyon Village-Horace M. Albright Training Center-1963.jpg|Horace M. Albright Training Center
|File:El Tovar Hotel - Grand Canyon.jpg|[[El Tovar Hotel]]
|File:El Tovar Stables - Grand Canyon.jpg|[[El Tovar Stables]]
|File:Apache St House Grand Canyon NPS1.jpg|[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|AT&SF]] employee house 801 on Apache Street
|File:Grand Canyon Village-Grand Canyon Power House-1926.jpg |The Grand Canyon Power House
|File:Bright Angel Lodge - Grand Canyon.jpg|[[Bright Angel Lodge]]
|File:Grand Canyon Village-William “Buckey” O’Neil-1890.jpg|William “Buckey” O’Neil's Cabin
|File:Hopi House - Grand Canyon.png|[[Hopi House]]
|File:Grand Canyon Village-Look-Out Studio-1914.jpg |The Look-Out Studio
|File:Grand Canyon Village-Kolb Studio-1904.jpg |The Kolb Studio
|File:Verkamp's Curio Store.jpg|Verkamp's Curio Store
|File:Superintendent's Residence - Grand Canyon.png|[[Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent's Residence|Superintendent's Residence]]
|File:Kaibab St 2nd Chief Ranger House NPS1.jpg|Kaibab Street Second Chief Ranger House
|File:Grand Canyon Post Office NPS1.jpg|Grand Canyon Post Office
}}

== See also ==
{{Lists of historic properties}}
* [[Architects of the National Park Service]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Grand Canyon National Park]]
* [[:Category:Rustic architecture in Arizona|Rustic architecture in Arizona]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070625085438/http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/harrison/harrison5.htm El Tovar Hotel], ''Architecture in the Parks''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070817054857/http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/harrison/harrison6.htm M. E. J. Colter Buildings], ''Architecture in the Parks''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070815072739/http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/harrison/harrison7.htm Grand Canyon Depot], ''Architecture in the Parks''
* [http://www.thetrain.com%7CGrand Canyon Railway]
* [http://www.grandcanyonlodges.com/ Grand Canyon National Park Lodges]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070817003008/http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/harrison/harrison19.htm Grand Canyon Park Operations Building], ''Architecture in the Parks''
* [https://grcahistory.org/sites/south-rim/el-tovar/ El Tovar Hotel History], ''El Tovar History''
* [[Historic American Engineering Record]] (HAER) documentation, filed under Grand Canyon Village, Coconino County, AZ:
** {{HAER|survey=AZ-35|id=az0301|title=Grand Canyon National Park Roads|link=no}}
** {{HAER|survey=AZ-35-A|id=az0302|title=Grand Canyon National Park Roads, Village Loop Retaining No. 1|link=no}}
** {{HAER|survey=AZ-35-B|id=az0303|title=Grand Canyon National Park Roads, Village Loop Headwall No. 1|link=no}}
** {{HAER|survey=AZ-35-C|id=az0304|title=Grand Canyon National Park Roads, Village Loop Headwall No. 2|link=no}}
** {{HAER|survey=AZ-39|id=az0357|title=Grand Canyon National Park Roads|link=no}}
** {{HAER|survey=AZ-41|id=az0359|title=Village Loop Drive|link=no}}
** {{HAER|survey=AZ-76|id=az0590|title=Grand Canyon Village Utilities|link=no}}

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