National Historic Landmark · Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Painted Desert Inn

A listed building in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, built 1937 in the Pueblo Revival Style architecture style. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1937Listed 1987Pueblo Revival Style architecturePrivate unless stated
Painted Desert Inn
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressOff US 40, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
CountyApache County
ListedMay 28, 1987
Reference number87001421
Built1937
ArchitectLyle E. Bennett
StylePueblo Revival Style architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetOff US 40
Coordinates35.08554, -109.78952 · Directions ↗

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Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 87001421. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.