The Ahwahnee | |
 The Ahwahnee in winter, 2013 | |
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| Location | Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°44′46.1″N 119°34′27.4″W / 37.746139°N 119.574278°W |
| Built | August 1, 1926–July 1927 |
| Architect | Gilbert Stanley Underwood |
| Architectural style | National Park Service rustic |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000149 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 15, 1977[1] |
| Designated NHL | May 28, 1987[2] |
The Ahwahnee is a grand hotel[3] in Yosemite National Park, California, on the floor of Yosemite Valley. It was built by the Yosemite Park and Curry Company and opened for business in 1927. The hotel is constructed of steel, stone, concrete, wood, and glass, and is a premier example of National Park Service rustic architecture. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.[2][4]
The Ahwahnee was temporarily renamed the Majestic Yosemite Hotel in 2016 due to a legal dispute between the U.S. government, which owns the property, and the outgoing concessionaire, Delaware North, which claimed rights to the trademarked name.[5] The name was restored in 2019 upon settlement of the dispute.[6]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
- ^ a b "The Ahwahnee". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on February 8, 2008. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- ^ J. C. Gacilo (2003). Postcards and Trains: Travel USA by Train. Trafford Publishing. pp. 152–. ISBN 978-1-4120-0257-8.
- ^ Laura Soullière Harrison (1986). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: The Ahwahnee Hotel (Report). National Park Service. and Accompanying 34 photos, exterior and interior, from 1985. (7.25 MB)
- ^ Therolf, Garrett (January 14, 2016). "Yosemite's famous Ahwahnee Hotel to change name in trademark dispute". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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