Theme:
Swiss Chalet; National Park Rustic "Parkitecture" based on the Forestry Building at the 1905 Lewis together with Clark Exposition inward Portland, OR.
Lobby floorplan is modeled on a Christian basilica.
Lobby built amongst lx Douglas Fir tree trunks, each 40' tall together with 3' or to a greater extent than inward diameter.
Construction begins, 1910
Construction completed, 1912
Lodge opens amongst 61 rooms, 1913
Expansion; "Annex" provides additional 111 rooms, 1916
To appreciate the Glacier Park Lodge requires an agreement of its history together with master copy purpose. During the early on 1900s, Louis Hill, President of Great Northern Railway, sought to institute the Glacier expanse every bit a National Park. His live on was two-fold; inward the kickoff house he was a champion for protecting together with preserving a part he was passionate about. In the second, he wanted to elbow grease goal rider draw of piece of occupation concern to his predominantly freight lines.
Glacier Park Lodge was undersized almost every bit presently every bit it opened. Overwhelming popularity demanded to a greater extent than rooms, together with the 111-room "annex" was built inside 2 years. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 native American teepee hamlet became an added attraction; guests enjoyed croquet, lawn tennis, archery, horseback riding together with other pursuits correct on the grounds. Many played golf, fifty-fifty prior to the construction of the 9-hole course of report inward 1927. To the railway's surprise, the intended phase halt together with transient hotel was a goal resort almost every bit presently every bit it opened.
The of import affair to greenback hither is that this construction is simply close a century old, together with the comfort levels expected yesteryear runway travelers inward 1913 were minimal yesteryear today's standards. Again, it was intended every bit a stopover hotel for runway travelers to pass maybe a nighttime earlier moving on to the chalets.
Guest rooms are quirky, amongst exposed pipes together with shower facilities that bring been shoe-horned in. Keep inward heed that hotel guests a century agone understood that they would utilization shared shower facilities downward the hall.
http://www.nplas.org/glacierpark.html
https://www.glacierparkcollection.com/lodging/glacier-park-lodge/
https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2016/03/vintage-ad-gallery-selling-national-parks/
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