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A quick look at the history of Crater Lake Lodge.

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Crater Lake Lodge • Crater Lake NP • 1915, 1995?

Classification I?Location: Rim Village

Theme: National Park Rustic or “Parkitecture”

Structure: 4-story hotel w/basement. 1st story stone, remainder walls & roof shingled. Steep chalet roof w/dormers.

Original Architect: R. N. Hockenberry & Company

Landscape Architect, 1928: Francis G. Lange

Reconstruction Architect: National Park Service

Reconstruction Cost: $15,000,000?(some sources say $20,000,000)

Known Timeline:

Preliminary construction begins, 1907

Foundation constructed, 1909

Majority of construction finished, 1912

Crater Lake Lodge opens with 54 rooms, July 3 1915

Major addition completed, 1918

NPS forecloses on lodge owner Alfred Parkhurst, 1920

Electric lighting replaces kerosene lamps, 1920

Gift shop, plumbing & registration desk added, 1921

Roof color changed to green, 1921

The Crater Lake National Park Company established to operate lodge, 1921

West Wing opens with 24 new rooms at a cost of $60,000, 1924

Lodge states 105 rooms, 20 with private baths, 1929

Electric power lines replace generators, 1931

Veranda & entry porch completed, 1932

Stone curbing added to grounds, 1934

15 private baths and laundry facility added, 1930s

Lodge closes due to WWII,  July 1942

Lodge reopens, June 15 1946

Harry and “Pop” Smith purchase the Crater Lake Lodge Company, 1953

Ralph Peyton and Jim Griffin purchase the Crater Lake Lodge Company, 1959

Fire sprinkler system added, 1967

NPS purchases lodge, plans to reduce structure to 2-story visitors center, 1969

Lodge closed temporarily due to water/sewer contamination,

1975?Kitchen remodeled,

1975?Canteen Company of Oregon purchases lodge concession,

1976?New exterior shingling & fire escapes added,

1981?NPS proposes demolition,

August 1 1984?NPS announces that it is reconsidering demolition,

October 3 1984?NPS proposes restoration of main lodge & demolition of 1924 addition, 1986?Rebuilt lodge proposed with 60 rooms, 1988

Original lodge closed, 1989

Reconstruction/Renovation begins, 1991

Reconstruction/Renovation completed, 1994

Reopened to public, May 20 1995

Room count prior to reconstruction: 101? Current room count: 71

About 2001 Xanterra Parks and Resorts buys the old Crater Lake Company.

 

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