Grand Canyon Depot |
86023 Grand Canyon Village, AZ, United States of America (USA) (Arizona) |
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| Address |
2 N. Village Loop
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| Floor area | 279 m² / 3 000 ft² |
Architecture
- Railway
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Status from 09/2023
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| Homepage | www.thetrain.com/the-train/train-depots |
| Location / Directions |
Grand Canyon Village is located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County, Arizona. 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, to the canyon's South Rim by the 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 Railway connects the Grand Canyon Depot in Grand Canyon Village with the Williams Depot in Williams, Arizona departs WILLIAMS 10:30am, arrives GRAND CANYON 12:45pm departs GRAND CANYON 4:30pm, arrives WILLIAMS 6:45pm The National Park Service operates free shuttle buses on the South Rim. |
| Description | From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The interior comprises four main rooms, from west to east a ticket office-waiting room, an agent's office, a parcel storage room and a baggage room. Men's and women's restrooms are between these rooms and the platform. Interior walls are plastered, with log-slab wainscoting. . A small apartment for the station agent is upstairs, with a living room, kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms. Much of the original hardware is present, stamped "GC." THE GRAND CANYON DEPOT Today, the first floor is used for railway passenger services. The building is one of approximately 14 log depots known to have been constructed in the United States, and one of only three remaining. Of the three, the Grand Canyon Depot is the only one in which logs were used as the primary structural material and which still serves an operating railroad. The depot’s logs are squared on three sides creating bearing surfaces, flat interior surfaces and a rustic exterior appearance. Historical designations The Grand Canyon Depot was declared a National Historic Landmark on May 28, 1987. It is also included in the Grand Canyon Village National Historic Landmark District |
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