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Old Faithful is a cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States. It was named in 1870 during the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to be named.
The following descriptions are derived from the November 2, 1982 nomination application. The district is dominated by the Old Faithful Inn and consists of the Old Faithful Lodge, 3 stores, 2 service stations, 5 dormitories, 10 support buildings, and the guest cabins behind the Old Faithful Lodge and the Snow Lodge.
The Old Faithful Inn is a hotel in the western United States with a view of the Old Faithful Geyser, located in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Inn has a multi-story log lobby, flanked by long frame wings containing guest rooms. In the western portion of the park, it sits at an approximate elevation of 7,350 feet (2,240 m) above sea level.
Facilities in the Old Faithful, Canyon and Mammoth Hot Springs areas of the park are very busy during the summer months. Traffic jams created by road construction or by people observing wildlife can result in long delays. Yellowstone National Park provide a range of recreational opportunities, but they also come with inherent risks.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map. [ 1 ] There are 19 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the park, five of which are National Historic Landmarks .
Old Faithful Lodge in Yellowstone National Park is located opposite the more famous Old Faithful Inn, facing Old Faithful geyser. The Lodge was built as a series of detached buildings through 1923 and was consolidated into one complex by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood in 1926-27. The Lodge is included in the Old Faithful Historic District. [1]
Topo map: USGS Yellowstone National Park: Geology; Rock age: 2,100,000–70,000 years [3] Mountain type(s) Caldera [2] and supervolcano: Volcanic field: Yellowstone Plateau: Last eruption: Approximately 640,000 years ago (caldera-forming); 70,000 years ago (in the caldera) Climbing; Easiest route: Hike/auto/bus
View from the front of the Lake Hotel, showing the iconic porticoes Robert Reamer, the man who gave the Lake Hotel its iconic Neo-Classical look. The initial construction of the Lake Hotel was tumultuous, in 1886 a lease was given to the Yellowstone Park Association (YPA) for the construction of 4 different hotels on 4 different sites, one of those being the Lake Hotel.