0.1 miles away
Kolb Studio
A historic building on the Grand Canyon's South Rim, run from 1904 to 1976 as the photographic studio of Ellsworth and Emery Kolb.
Mary Jane Colter buildings
Four Grand Canyon buildings designed by Mary Colter between 1905 and 1932, declared a National Historic Landmark as a set in 1987.
- Rank in Arizona
- #272of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 42.8 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Historic Site
The Mary Jane Colter Buildings are four structures at Grand Canyon National Park designed by the architect Mary Colter between 1905 and 1932: Hopi House (1905), Hermits Rest and Lookout Studio (both 1914), and the Desert View Watchtower (1932). They are considered among the best examples of Colter's work and were influential in shaping the architectural aesthetic used across the National Park System. The four buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark as a set in 1987.
Where it is
Mary Jane Colter buildings is a historic site near Grand Canyon, in Coconino County. It is one of the historic sites in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Mary Jane Colter buildings, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
More photographs
Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), CC BY-SA 4.0 · licence(opens in a new tab) · source(opens in a new tab) 
Grombo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · licence(opens in a new tab) · source(opens in a new tab)
Nearby attractions
0.1 miles away
Bright Angel Trail
The most popular trail in Grand Canyon National Park, descending from Bright Angel Lodge by switchbacks to Indian Gardens.
0.2 miles away
Grand Canyon Village Historic District
A census-designated place on the Grand Canyon's South Rim whose historic core is a National Historic Landmark District of tourist-era buildings.
0.3 miles away
Hopi House
Mary Colter's first Grand Canyon building, opened in 1905 as a market for Hopi crafts and modelled on a Hopi pueblo.
1.1 miles away
Grand Canyon National Park
A mile-deep gorge cut by the Colorado River through two billion years of rock, and the fifteenth US national park.
1.8 miles away
Rim Trail
A paved 13-mile trail along the Grand Canyon's South Rim, from the South Kaibab Trailhead west to Hermit's Rest.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Historic Site
- Destination
- Grand Canyon
- County
- Coconino County
- State
- Arizona
- Designations
- National Historic Landmark · National Register of Historic Places listed place
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 42.8 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 6.6
- Significance score
- 73.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 36.0578, -112.1414
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12