1922 Railroad - Architectural designs for the Santa Fe Railroad

Colter's work in the Grand Canyon National Park has become a National Historic Landmark, and she also completed striking work for the Santa Fe Railroad through her work for the Fred Harvey Company, Her work for the railroad on the La Fonda hotel, which opened in 1922, helped create the popular local Santa Fe Style. Colter considered the 1930 La Posada hotel at Winslow Station in Arizona to be her masterpiece, and it featured many characteristic elements of her distinctive style, such as red clay tile roofing, beautiful courtyards and garden spaces, and decorative ironwork. Completed 21 landmark hotels, commercial lodges & public spaces for the Fred Harvey Company. Blended Spanish Colonial Revival & Mission Revival architecture with Native American motifs & Rustic elements that became popular troughout the Southwest. Her work is credited with inspiring the Pueblo Deco style. her work influenced the look & feel of an entire generation of parkitecture often called National Park Service rustic & set the precedent for using on-site materials & bold, large-scale design elements. 1936 created Mimbreno china & flatware for use on the Super Chief rail service on the Santa Fe Railroad.

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