of cabins, the budget cabins and standard cabins, since removed. History The Bryce Canyon Lodge was built by the Utah Parks Company, a subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad, and opened by T. E. Fitzgerald, a noted hotel manager in the region. The lodge was part of the railroad's project to develop tourist traffic to Bryce, Zion, and the Grand Canyon by providing noteworthy destination hotels at each park. The Union Pacific was following in the footsteps of other railroads' efforts to promote the western parks of the United States and Canada. Architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood was in charge of the design work for the Union Pacific hotels. Construction at the Bryce Canyon Lodge started in 1924 and was completed in the early summer of 1925. The guest wings were added in 1926 and the auditorium in 1927. The second floor of the lodge was used as the dormitory for women employees of the lodge. The budget and economy cabins, also designed by Underwood, were mostly built in 1927, with five deluxe cabins. Ten more deluxe cabins were completed by 1929. Bryce Canyon Lodge is operated by Aramark, a park-management company selected and contracted by the National Park Service. The lodge and cabins were declared a National Historic Landmark (NHL) on May 28, 1987 under the name "Bryce Canyon Lodge and Deluxe Cabins." The historic district was expanded on April 25, 1995, as the Bryce Canyon Lodge Historic District which encompasses the National Historic Landmark District but is not itself an NHL. See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Utah National Register of Historic Places listings in Garfield County, Utah References External links Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: Bryce Canyon Lodge and Deluxe Cabins, by Laura Soullière Harrison, at National Park Service. Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah National Register of Historic Places in Bryce Canyon National Park Gilbert Stanley Underwood buildings Hotels established in 1924 Hotels in Utah National Historic Landmarks in Utah National Park Service rustic in Utah Tourist attractions in Garfield County, Utah Historic American Buildings Survey in Utah National Register of Historic Places in Garfield County, Utah 1925 establishments in Utah