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Jackson Lake Lodge
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States · Independent · Accessible Luxury
John D. Rockefeller Jr. called Gilbert Stanley Underwood out of retirement in 1950 to break from rustic park lodges, and Jackson Lake Lodge opened on 11 June 1955 in the International Style, its Shadowood concrete mimicking wood grain, picture windows on the Tetons. The National Historic Landmark holds more than 300 rooms. Baker and Shevardnadze talked arms here in 1989.
- Opened 1955
- Neighborhood: Moran
- Architect: Gilbert Stanley Underwood
About Jackson Lake Lodge
- John D. Rockefeller Jr. called architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood out of retirement in 1950 to design the lodge, a deliberate break from Underwood's earlier rustic National Park Service work.
- Its concrete exterior was cast against sandblasted plywood and acid-stained in a technique called 'Shadowood' to mimic wood grain and blend with the forest.
- Opened in 1955 with over 300 rooms, it is regarded as a design precursor to the National Park Service's Mission 66 program and is a National Historic Landmark.
- The lodge hosted the 1989 Baker-Shevardnadze U.S.-Soviet talks and presidents including Kennedy, Nixon, Reagan, and Clinton.
History
Jackson Lake Lodge stands on a high terrace above a willow flat in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, framing the Teton Range and Jackson Lake. John D. Rockefeller Jr., a driving force behind the 1950 creation of the park, called architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood out of retirement in 1950 to design a modern lodge. Underwood, who had designed the Ahwahnee, Bryce Canyon, and Grand Canyon lodges, made a decisive break here toward the International Style.
Built for Rockefeller's Grand Teton Lodge and Transportation Company by Morrison-Knudsen, the three-storey main lodge is steel-framed cast-in-place concrete with a Shadowood finish: concrete cast against sandblasted plywood and acid-stained to mimic wood grain. The lodge opened on 11 June 1955 with more than 300 rooms. It hosted the 1989 Baker-Shevardnadze U.S.-Soviet talks and presidents including Kennedy, Nixon, Reagan, and Clinton. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2003, it remains a seasonal lodge run by the Grand Teton Lodge Company.
Restaurants and bars
- The Mural Room — Restaurant
- Pioneer Grill — Restaurant · Diner
Amenities
- Dedicated banquet team
- Unique group activity offerings
- Executive Chef and catering and event professionals
- Weddings
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