4Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park( 1904) Designed by architect Robert Reamer and financed by the Northern Pacific Railroad, Old Faithful Inn opened in 1904. The hotel’ s east wing was added in 1919 and the west wing in 1927. The inn in the photo is without its portico that framed the famed geyser for arriving guests. The inn was named for the famed geyser and replaced an earlier hotel that burned in 1894. The inn’ s lobby is an exhibit of masterful design and craftsmanship.( Public domain image)
David and Kay Scott are authors of“ Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges”( Globe Pequot). They live in Valdosta, Georgia. Visit them at blog. valdosta. edu / dlscott. This article is adapted from a more extensive article by the authors for www. nationalparktravelers. org
Completed in 1904 at a cost of $ 140,000, the enormous wood structure with its soaring, seventy-six foot tall lobby is considered a masterpiece of rustic“ Parkitecture.” The hotel remains one of the largest log-style structures in the world and is a National Historic Landmark.
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