located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity grand canyon national park superintendent's residence
A ___MASK38___ is a park in use for conservation purposes . Often it is a reserve ___MASK18___ natural , semi - natural , or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns . Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently , there is a common idea : the conservation ___MASK18___ ' wild nature ' for posterity and as a symbol ___MASK18___ national pride . An international organization , the International Union for Conservation ___MASK18___ Nature ( IUCN ), and its World Commission on Protected Areas , has defined " National Park " as its " Category II " type ___MASK18___ protected areas . A National Historic Landmark ( NHL ) is a building , ___MASK30___ , object , site , or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance . ___MASK18___ over 85 , 000 places listed on the country ' s National Register ___MASK18___ Historic Places , only some 2 , 500 are recognized as National Historic Landmarks . The American Society ___MASK18___ Landscape Architects ( ASLA ) is the national professional association representing landscape architects , with more than 15 , 000 members in 49 chapters , representing all 50 states , U . S . territories , and 42 countries around the world , plus 72 student chapters . The Grand ___MASK28___ ___MASK38___ Superintendent ' s Residence is a ___MASK38___ Service Rustic style building , designed in 1921 by Daniel Ray Hull ___MASK18___ the ___MASK38___ Service Branch ___MASK18___ Plans and Designs as the park ' s first headquarters building . The visitor information room was financed by a donation from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper . The building was altered in 1931 by Thomas Chalmers Vint to be the park superintendent ' s residence , superseded as headquarters by the Grand ___MASK28___ Park Operations Building It is included in the Grand ___MASK28___ Village National Historic Landmark District . The Arts and Crafts movement was an international movement in the decorative and fine arts that began in Britain and flourished in ___MASK79___ and ___MASK41___ America between 1880 and 1910 , emerging in Japan in the 1920s . It stood for traditional craftsmanship using simple forms , and often used medieval , romantic , or folk styles ___MASK18___ decoration . It advocated economic and social reform and was essentially anti - industrial . It had a strong influence on the arts in ___MASK79___ until it was displaced by Modernism in the 1930s , and its influence continued among craft makers , designers , and town planners long afterwards . ___MASK22___ is a national park spanning portions ___MASK18___ Tuolumne , Mariposa and Madera counties in ___MASK39___ California . The park , which is managed by the National Park Service , covers an area ___MASK18___ and reaches across the western slopes ___MASK18___ the Sierra Nevada mountain range . About 4 million people visit Yosemite each year : most spend the majority ___MASK18___ their time in the seven square miles ( 18 km ) ___MASK18___ Yosemite Valley . Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984 , Yosemite is internationally recognized for its granite cliffs , waterfalls , clear streams , giant sequoia groves , lakes , mountains , glaciers , and biological diversity . Almost 95 % ___MASK18___ the park is designated wilderness . Yosemite was central to the development ___MASK18___ the national park idea . First , Galen Clark and others lobbied to protect Yosemite Valley from development , ultimately leading to President Abraham Lincoln ' s signing the Yosemite Grant in 1864 . Later , John Muir led a successful movement to establish a larger national park encompassing not just the valley , but surrounding mountains and forests as well  paving the way for the United States national park system . The American Institute ___MASK18___ Architects ( AIA ) is a professional organization for architects in the United States . Headquartered in ___MASK44___ , D . C ., the AIA offers education , government advocacy , community redevelopment , and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image , including through public tours , such as the AIA Los Angeles chapter ' s Home Tour featuring residences designed by David Randall Hertz in Venice , California and others . The AIA also works with other members ___MASK18___ the design and construction team to help coordinate the building industry . The United States Department ___MASK18___ the Interior ( DOI ) is the United States federal executive department ___MASK18___ the U . S . government responsible for the management and conservation ___MASK18___ most federal land and natural resources , and the administration ___MASK18___ programs relating to Native American , Alaska Natives , Native Hawaiians , territorial affairs , and insular areas ___MASK18___ the United States . About 75 % ___MASK18___ federal public land is managed by the department , with most ___MASK18___ the remainder managed by the Agriculture Department ' s United States Forest Service . The Grand ___MASK28___ ( Hopi : " Ongtupqa " Navajo : " Tsékooh Hatsoh ", Spanish : " ___MASK25___ Cañón ") is a steep - sided canyon carved by the ___MASK66___ River in the state of ___MASK73___ in the United States . It is contained within and managed by Grand ___MASK28___ National Park , the Kaibab National Forest , Grand ___MASK28___ - Parashant National Monument , the Hualapai Tribal Nation , the Havasupai people and the Navajo Nation . President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand ___MASK28___ area , and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery . ___MASK90___ 66 was a United States National Park Service ten - year program that was intended to dramatically expand Park Service visitor services by 1966 , in ___MASK60___ for the 50th anniversary ___MASK18___ the establishment ___MASK18___ the Park Service . A landscape architect is a person who is educated in the field ___MASK18___ landscape architecture . The practice ___MASK18___ landscape architecture includes : site analysis , site inventory , land planning , planting design , grading , storm water management , sustainable design , construction specification and insuring that all plans meet the current building codes and local and federal ordinances . The title landscape architect was first used by Frederick Law Olmsted , the designer ___MASK18___ New York City ' s Central Park . Grand ___MASK28___ ___MASK38___ is the United States ' 15th oldest ___MASK38___ . Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 , the park is located in northwestern ___MASK73___ . The park ' s central feature is the Grand ___MASK28___ , a gorge of the Colorado River , which is often considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World . The park covers of unincorporated area in Coconino and Mohave counties . As of 2015 , the park received more than five and a half million recreational visitors , which is the second highest count of all U . S . national parks after Great Smoky Mountains ___MASK38___ . The ___MASK38___ Service Organic Act ( or simply " the Organic Act " within the ___MASK38___ Service , conservationists , etc .) is a United States federal law that established the ___MASK38___ Service ( NPS ), an agency ___MASK18___ the United States Department ___MASK18___ the Interior . The Act was signed into law on August 25 , 1916 , by President Woodrow Wilson , and is located in Title 16 ___MASK18___ the United States Code . The National Register ___MASK18___ Historic Places ( NRHP ) is the United States federal government ' s official list ___MASK18___ districts , sites , buildings , structures , and objects deemed worthy ___MASK18___ preservation . A property listed in the National Register , or located within a National Register Historic District , may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value ___MASK18___ expenses incurred preserving the property . ___MASK38___ Service rustic  sometimes colloquially called Parkitecture  is a style ___MASK18___ architecture that developed in the early and middle 20th century in the United States ___MASK38___ Service ( NPS ) through its efforts to create buildings that harmonized with the natural environment . Since its founding in 1916 , the NPS sought to design and build visitor facilities without visually interrupting the natural or historic surroundings . The early results were characterized by intensive use ___MASK18___ hand labor and a rejection ___MASK18___ the regularity and symmetry ___MASK18___ the industrial world , reflecting connections with the Arts and Crafts movement and American Picturesque architecture . Architects , landscape architects and engineers combined native wood and stone with convincingly native styles to create visually appealing structures that seemed to fit naturally within the majestic landscapes . Examples ___MASK18___ the style can be found in numerous types ___MASK18___ ___MASK38___ structures , including entrance gateways , hotels and lodges , park roads and bridges , visitor centers , trail shelters , informational kiosks , and even mundane maintenance and support facilities . Many ___MASK18___ these buildings are listed on the National Register ___MASK18___ Historic Places . An architect is someone who plans , designs , and reviews the construction ___MASK18___ buildings . To " practice architecture " means to provide services in connection with the design ___MASK18___ buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings , that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use . Etymologically , " architect " derives from the Latin " architectus ", which derives from the Greek " (" arkhi -", chief + " tekton ", builder ), i . e ., chief builder . Picturesque is an aesthetic ideal introduced into English cultural debate in 1782 by William Gilpin in " Observations on the ___MASK84___ Wye , and Several Parts ___MASK18___ South Wales , etc . Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty ; made in the Summer ___MASK18___ the Year 1770 ", a practical book which instructed England  s leisured travellers to examine  the face ___MASK18___ a country by the rules ___MASK18___ picturesque beauty . Picturesque , along with the aesthetic and cultural strands ___MASK18___ Gothic and Celticism , was a part ___MASK18___ the emerging Romantic sensibility ___MASK18___ the 18th century . Grand ___MASK28___ Park Operations Building , was built in 1929 on the ___MASK67___ Rim ___MASK18___ the Grand ___MASK28___ in Grand ___MASK28___ National Park . It is significant as an example ___MASK18___ a National Park Service building designed to blend harmoniously with the natural surroundings , in the National Park Service Rustic style . The Operations Building was designed to replace the Superintendent ' s Residence as the park headquarters . It was in turn replaced by a newer building in 1967 , and presently functions as the headquarters for park law enforcement . The building was designed by the National Park Service Landscape Division under the direction ___MASK18___ Thomas Chalmers Vint , and has been designated a National Historic Landmark for its design significance . Thomas Chalmers Vint ( August 15 , 1894  October 26 , 1967 ) was a landscape architect credited for directing and shaping landscape planning and development during the early years ___MASK18___ the United States National Park System . His work at Yosemite National Park and the development ___MASK18___ the Mission 66 program are among his better known projects , although his influence can be seen in parks across America . Vint ' s true talents lay in his design elements . These can best be described as rustic , relating to how he was able to harmonize structures with their natural surroundings . Vint was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal , the highest honor conferred for meritorious service to the U . S . government . He was made a Fellow ___MASK18___ the American Society ___MASK18___ Landscape Architects and American Institute ___MASK18___ Architects . The ___MASK38___ Service ( NPS ) is an agency ___MASK18___ the United States federal government that manages all U . S . national parks , many American national monuments , and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations . It was created on August 25 , 1916 , by Congress through the ___MASK38___ Service Organic Act and is an agency ___MASK18___ the United States Department ___MASK18___ the Interior . The NPS is charged with a dual role ___MASK18___ preserving the ecological and historical integrity ___MASK18___ the places entrusted to its management while also making them available and accessible for public use and enjoyment . Landscape planning is a branch ___MASK18___ landscape architecture . According to Erv Zube ( 1931  2002 ) landscape planning is defined as an activity concerned with reconciling competing land uses while protecting natural processes and significant cultural and natural resources .