Desert View Watchtower

70-foot (21 m)-high stone building located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon
Place observation_tower Q2062022
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Desert View Watchtower

Summary

Desert View Watchtower is an observation tower[1]. It draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (observation_tower category, ranking #26 of 79).[2]

Key Facts

  • Desert View Watchtower is located in Coconino County[3].
  • Desert View Watchtower is in the country of United States[4].
  • Desert View Watchtower's image is recorded as Desert View Tower at the Grand Canyon.jpeg[5].
  • Desert View Watchtower's continent is recorded as North America[6].
  • Desert View Watchtower's instance of is recorded as observation tower[7].
  • Desert View Watchtower's architect is recorded as Mary Colter[8].
  • Desert View Watchtower's architectural style is recorded as rustic architecture[9].
  • Desert View Watchtower's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2004009709[10].
  • Desert View Watchtower's part of is recorded as Mary Jane Colter buildings[11].
  • Desert View Watchtower's Commons category is recorded as Desert View Watchtower[12].
  • +1932-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Desert View Watchtower[13].
  • Desert View Watchtower's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2500058[14].
  • Desert View Watchtower's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.043889, 'lon': -111.825833}[15].
  • Desert View Watchtower's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027nsvt[16].
  • Desert View Watchtower's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[17].
  • Desert View Watchtower's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[18].
  • Desert View Watchtower's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Desert View Watchtower'}[19].
  • Desert View Watchtower's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+7451'}[20].
  • Desert View Watchtower's located in protected area is recorded as Grand Canyon National Park[21].
  • Desert View Watchtower's archINFORM project ID is recorded as 60492[22].
  • Desert View Watchtower's Pacific Coast Architecture Database building ID is recorded as 492[23].
  • Desert View Watchtower's Hiking Project site ID is recorded as 12[24].
  • Desert View Watchtower's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007530579505171[25].
  • Desert View Watchtower's SAH Archipedia building ID is recorded as AZ-01-005-0041-05[26].
  • Desert View Watchtower's National Park Service place ID is recorded as desert-view-watchtower-grand-canyon[27].

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Geography

Desert View Watchtower is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Coconino County[3]. Its continent is recorded as North America[6]. Its part of is recorded as Mary Jane Colter buildings[11].

Physical Characteristics

Desert View Watchtower's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+7451'}[20].

Designation and Status

Desert View Watchtower's instance of is recorded as observation tower[7]. Heritage statuses include National Register of Historic Places contributing property[17].

History and Context

+1932-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Desert View Watchtower[13].

Why It Matters

Desert View Watchtower draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (observation_tower category, ranking #26 of 79).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . archinform.net. Retrieved . archinform.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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