Property
Description from National Register of Historic Places Application (2003)
The Parry Lodge, located at 89 E.
Center Street in Kanab, is a motel-restaurant complex often buildings, of which
eight are contributing historic resources. The majority of construction and
modifications occurred in 1930-1931 when the property was converted from
residential use to a motel and restaurant. The main building, where the office
and restaurant are currently located, is an 1892 frame house that was expanded
and modified between 1930 and the 1980s. The motel includes thirty-four units
housed in six historic one-story frame buildings on the property. Fifty-six
additional units are in a one-story L-shaped building (built in 1972) and a
two-story building (built in 1978). The property also includes a historic barn
(circa 1900), a frame bungalow (built circa 1919), three outbuildings, a pool
area, and a freestanding historic marquee. The property totals 3.47 acres in
size, has mature landscaping and a large asphalt parking lot.
Contributing
Buildings
The main building faces south.
The original 1 ½-story house is
flanked by one-story additions to the east and west. The original house was
built in 1892. It is frame, covered in drop-novelty siding with a simple gable
roof, with ridge parallel to the street and covered in wood shingles (circa
1980s). The foundation is sandstone, but later encapsulated in concrete (circa
1931). The facade is classically symmetrical with a 1 V^-story L-shaped wing to
the rear (probably built within a few years of the original construction).
There is a gothic gable above the front door. The two dormers were probably
original, but may have been enlarged in the 1930s. The full width porch with
square columns and balcony is original, however the balustrade was modified
from square posts to a cross pattern when the porch was extended to the west
(circa 1950s). The windows are multi-pane double-hung windows. The front
entrance has a Federal-style surround. The original spindle gable ornament is
intact at the east end. Other ornamentation includes the faux shutters to the
front windows added in the 1930s. The house is a Victorian Gothic Revival house
given a Colonial Revival update. The interior of the house has been modified.
Probably an original hall-parlor, the front portion is completely open and
serves as the motel lobby. Large openings lead to the east and west into the
additions. The front desk is in the center of the house with office and
restrooms to the rear. The staircase (circa 1930s) is west of the desk.
Upstairs the ½ story is used
for office space and an overflow dining area.
West of the house is a 1931
addition used as the coffee shop. The addition is frame with drop siding. The
facade features two large windows flanking a half-glass door (not currently
used). The roof was originally a simple gable, but was modified to a flat roof
when the veranda was extended (circa 1950s). The "coffee shop" sign
on the roof was added at the same time. The interior of the coffee shop is
slightly lower than the lobby area. There is a large kitchen to the rear. At
the west end of the addition are sliding glass doors that open to a concrete
patio, probably built when the pool was installed (circa 1960). The east
addition was originally a small one-story dining room extension (also circa
1930s), set back from the house. It had a simple gable roof, large multi-pane
windows and door at the west end. Around 1980, the dining room was enlarged to
be flush with the house. The new addition features several bays of large
windows with plastic "multi-pane" mullions. On the interior, the
dining room is open with a half-height wall down the center, which may include
part of the exterior wall of the first addition. There are exterior doors in
the addition to the east and north. Directly behind the house are three
outbuildings, a 12' x 12' walk-in cooler (date unknown), a frame building used
for storage and utilities (circa 1930s), and a brick building (circa 1900),
which may have been a granary for the original house. The kidney-shaped pool is
west of the patio and coffee shop. A hot tub-gazebo (circa 1980s) is located
northwest inside the fenced pool area.
Six of the motel buildings are from the
historic period. Because Parry Lodge has been associated with the movie-making
industry in Kanab, the buildings are referred to as Movie I, Movie II, Movie
III and the Cottages. Each room unit in the historic buildings has a nameplate
with the name of a movie star who stayed in the room. All of the historic
buildings are one-story frame structures with simple gable roofs and concrete
foundations. The buildings are very similar in style with a bungalow feel and
colonial revival shutters. The rooms are typical for the period and each unit
includes a bedroom and bathroom. Slight variations in windows and siding
indicate the buildings were probably not built all at the same time. The
Cottages are located just north of the pool and include three double-unit
buildings situated around a landscaped courtyard.
The Cottages are covered in narrow
clapboard siding and have a bungalow feel. They were probably built in 1931.
The Movie I building is to the west and was built in the early 1930s. It is a
long building set perpendicular to Center Street. The motel office was located
for a time at the south end of this building, currently a gift shop. The
building consists of nine units, plus a mother-in-law unit projecting at the
northwest corner. A porch extends the width of the building. Movie II is
located to the north and west of Movie I. This building is very similar with
eleven units, and was probably also built in the early 1930s. Movie III was
built at the northeast end of the property. It consists of eight slightly
larger units. Though the style of this building is similar to the Cottages
(narrow clapboard and no porch), it appears to have been built later, probably
between 1938 and 1944. The windows have been modified with some aluminum
replacements, but other than that the building is in good historic condition.
All of the buildings have had some interior renovation (circa 1980s), but
retain historic integrity.
A large historic barn is located
in the center of the property. It is currently surrounded by asphalt parking
lots and driveway. The barn was built circa 1900. It is an Intermountain-style
barn with a gable roof, side wings and a gable-end opening. The barn faces east
and is covered in vertical planks with a metal roof. The barn was one of the
first in the area to have a cable apparatus for unloading hay while driving the
team through the barn. It was converted for use as a theater in the late 1970s.
The barn has historic associations with the 1892 house and the circa 1919
bungalow at the northeast corner of the property.
Non-contributing
buildings
The majority of units are found
in two non-contributing structures. The Kanab Building is an L-shaped motel
court structure at the northwest corner of the property. It is similar in style
to the Movie buildings, but with large plate glass windows. The pre-fabricated
Kanab Building has 24 units large enough for two queen beds and was built in
1972. The Hamblin Building is a two-story rectangular building housing 32 units
just north of the east addition to the house. The building is frame on a
concrete foundation and has a flat roof with mansard trim. The units are
accessed from the interior by doors arranged along a central corridor. The
Hamblin building was constructed in 1978. There is also a frame bungalow on a
sandstone foundation located on the site. It is covered in drop siding with a full-width
porch at the east end and retains its integrity. The roof is hipped and covered
in asphalt shingles. The exterior has not been altered. On the interior the
home has about 1,400 square feet of space with a partial basement. The home is
a rental unit on the motel property, but not currently associated with the
operations of the motel and is considered a non-contributing building.
Site
The Parry Lodge complex is
located on a 3.47-acre parcel on Kanab's Center Street. It comprises the east
half of the block. Mature trees are found at the south end of the property
around the historic building. Smaller trees are located near the buildings at
the north end. There is a landscaped lawn area between the cottages. Flowerbeds
are located at the front of the office-lobby. The majority of the property has
been paved with asphalt for parking. The historic freestanding marquee is
located at the southeast corner of the property. The Parry Lodge is in the
exact center of Kanab's commercial district along Center Street (Highway 89).
The motel complex is a contributing resource in Kanab.
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