Zion Nature Center-Zion Inn Explained

Zion Nature Center--Zion Inn
Location:N of South Campground facilities, Springdale, Utah
Coordinates:37.2058°N -112.9736°W
Built:1934
Architect:Utah Parks Co.; Underwood, Gilbert Stanley
Architecture:NPS-Rustic style
Added:February 14, 1987
Mpsub:Zion National Park MRA
Refnum:86003719

The Zion Inn was designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood for the Utah Parks Company in Zion National Park as a cafeteria, gift shop and office for the tourist cabins surrounding it. The inn was built in 1934 in the National Park Service Rustic style and was used by the Utah Parks Company until 1972, when the National Park Service remodeled it for use as a nature center. The structure features rubblestone pilasters at each corner with a "framing out" style infill. The roof is framed in log.[1]

The Zion Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It was recently restored to the original Underwood exterior design.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86003719}} List of Classified Structures: Zion Nature Center/Zion Inn]. Witherell. Nancy. October 10, 1984. National Park Service. 2009-06-19.