The yellowstone national park
historic highlights of the old faithful area
old faithful historic district
this designation applies to the developed area adjacent to old faithful geyser, which contains many historic structures.
old faithful inn
built during the winter of 1903-04, the old faithful inn was designed by robert c. reamer, who wanted the asymmetry of the building to reflect the chaos of nature. the lobby of the hotel features a 65-foot ceiling, a massive rhyolite fireplace, and railings made of contorted lodgepole pine. wings were added to the hotel in 1915 and 1927, and today there are 327 rooms available to guests in this national historic landmark.
old faithful lodge
unlike the inn, the current old faithful lodge is a result of numerous changes dating back to the early days of tent camps provided by companies like shaw and powell camping company and wylie permanent camping company. these camps were erected throughout the park and o...