Old Faithful Inn

The Old Faithful Inn is a hotel located in the Yellowstone National Park and which offers a sight released on the Old Faithful Geyser. The architect at the base of construction named Robert Reamer. Its architectural style is of " type; rustique". It is primarily made up of wood and stones. For example, the hearth of fire weighs more than 500 tons for a height of approximately 25 meters. This architectural style is also known with the the United States under the name of National Park Service Rustic. The hotel is one of the last of its kind to the the United States.

Its construction began the winter 1903-1904 by employing local materials of which logs of Pin twisted and stone of Rhyolite. When the hotel opened its doors in spring 1904, it had electric lights already and was heated thanks to a central heating.

The inn extended and modified several times. In 1913, the Eastern wing was added to the basic structure already including/understanding 120 rooms and in 1922 the restaurant was increased. In 1927-1928, the Western wing was open while the central building was widened. All these modifications were always followed by the same architect. An automated system of extinction against the fire (sprinklage) was placed in 1948.

The hotel appeared in the film Yellowstone in 1936. Many celebrities visited the hotel. Let us note thus Theodore Roosevelt (1903), Warren Harding (1923), Calvin Coolidge (1927), and Franklin Roosevelt (1937). Just like the other hotels of the park, the infrastructures closed during the second world war. The park was in addition not prepared to accommodate the great number of visitors at the time of reopening of 1946.

August 17th, 1959, Old Faithful Inn was touched by the earthquake of the Lac Hegben. The chimney of the hearth of the restaurant and the hearth of the room of entry were damaged. Certain zones were prohibited with the public by security measure. During repair, the part external of the stone chimney was replaced by a metal chimney.

The inn is a National Historic Landmark since 1987. In 1988, the hotel was threatened by the gigantic fire of the Yellowstone park. It was saved thanks to the firemen and with the automated extinguishing system.

The rooms of high standing were renovated of 1998 to 1999. In 2004, a celebration was organized to celebrate the 100 years of the building. A renovation project (2004 to 2008) several million dollars was launched to make it possible the hotel to meet the seismic standards of the time. The replacement of electrical installations, heating and medical and the return to the original appearance of the building also constituted the heart of the project.

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