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El Tovar Hotel

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
· Begun 1903, Completed 1905
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Named for Don Pedro de Tovar, the first European to visit the Hopi Indian villages in 1540, El Tovar Hotel was constructed by Hopi Indian craftsmen at a cost of $250,000 using logs shipped by train from Oregon and native Kaibab Limestone. Since its dedication in 1905, the hotel has hosted thousands of visitors and is operated by the National Parks Division of Fred Harvey, Inc. El Tovar Hotel has been listed in the Historical Registry of the United States since September 6, 1974.
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