Painted Desert Inn ~ AZ

This building was completed in 1920 by Herbert Lore. He actually used petrified wood in some of its masonry walls. There was no water and it was hauled from Adamana, ten miles south on the Puerco River. The original structure was sold to the government in the 1930s. The CCC came in and restructured the building in the adobe fashion as seen here.

This is a skylight in the building. These panels were hand painted by 2 CCC workers.

Fred Kabotie, a renowned Hopi Artist, was hired to paint murals on the dining room and lunchroom walls. The scenes are glimpses into Hopi culture: the Buffalo Dance, a trek to a sacred salt lake, planting time, and a sun face.

These were the chairs used in the dining rooms. Many of them were damaged, the center half circle was broken off. As you will notice in the second picture, I think it was used a lot more than this one.