Jackson Lake Lodge

In 1950, John D. Rockefeller Jr. called on architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood to design the Jackson Lake Lodge. This building marked the transition in the National Park System from rustic to modern design. Underwood revolutionized park architecture by combining modern materials with rustic accents, such as the wood grain-textured concrete seen on this building. Rockefeller developed the lodge to help make parks accessible to all Americans. Although the lodge was originally criticized for being too modern, it harmonizes with the natural surroundings with a low profile receding amid the aspen and pine trees. Landscapers planted native species mimicking the local environment.

Designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood and completed in 1955, the lodge is an example of the National Park Service's interpretation of the International Style which was commonly seen in structures built on U.S. Government parklands in the mid-20th century. The lodge combines elements of the more rustic structures of the earlier decades of the 20th century with a more modern design elements that became standard for the next couple of decades.{{cite web| title =Jackson Lake Lodge| work =National Historic Landmarks Program| publisher =National Park Service| url =http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1179124540&ResourceType=District| access-date =2007-01-29|url-status = dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101105094706/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1179124540&ResourceType=District| archive-date =2010-11-05}}{{cite web| title =Jackson Lake Lodge National Historic Landmark| publisher =State of Wyoming| url =http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID=432| access-date =2007-01-29| archive-date =June 15, 2011| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110615163830/http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID=432| url-status =dead}}

The Federal Reserve holds an annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium at the lodge in late summer, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and attended by prominent economic policymakers from around the world.{{Cite book|url=https://www.kansascityfed.org/publications/research/~/media/923ffa7119ab4d86a3aa3fb2b0b9c167.ashx|title=In Late August: The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium|last=Todd|first=Tim|last2=Medley|first2=Bill|publisher=Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City|year=2011}}

The resort complex was built over the site of the Amoretti Hotel and Camp Company's Jackson Lake Lodge, built by Eugene Amoretti of Lander, Wyoming from 1922. Amoretti's lodge, boasting the first hot and cold running water in the valley, featured guest cabins and tent cabins. It was purchased by the Snake River Land Company in 1930 and continued to operate until 1953, when its 23 cabins were demolished in favor of the new resort.{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/grte2/hrs15a.htm|date=2008-08-12|work=A Place Called Jackson Hole: A Historic Resource Study of Grand Teton National Park|title=Chapter 15: Tourists|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=15 April 2011|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023170733/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/grte2/hrs15a.htm|archive-date=23 October 2012}}

Jackson Lake Lodge is the main property of a {{convert|144|acre|adj=on}} National Historic Landmark District that has 38 contributing buildings and one contributing site. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 31, 2003 for its significance in architecture, entertainment/recreation, and conservation.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=03001039}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jackson Lake Lodge |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Paula S. |last1=Reed |first2=Edith B. |last2=Wallace |date=January 2002 }} With {{NRHP url|id=03001039|photos=y|title=accompanying 38 photos}}

File:Jackson Lake Lodge at dawn from Lunch Tree Hill, WY.jpg|Jackson Lake Lodge at dawn. View of Willow Flats, Jackson Lake, and the Teton Range

File:Cottages at Jackson Lake Lodge, WY.jpg|Cottages and landscaped trees

File:Mount Moran from the lobby of the Jackson Lake Lodge, WY.jpg|Mount Moran view from the lobby

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Teton County, Wyoming
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming
• Historical buildings and structures of Grand Teton National Park

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• [https://www.gtlc.com/lodges/jackson-lake-lodge Jackson Lake Lodge Hotel Site]
• [http://www.nps.gov/grte/historyculture/jacll.htm Grand Teton National Park - Jackson Lake Lodge]
• [http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID=432 Jackson Lake Lodge National Historic Landmark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615163830/http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID=432 |date=June 15, 2011 }} at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office

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