La Posada

I became interested in the architect Mary Jane Colter when I was reading up on the Grand Canyon. She designed many of the buildings there, including the Bright Angel Lodge and the Desert View Watchtower. When I learned that she also designed the La Posada Hotel in Winslow, I had to see it. In the 1930s, it was the finest small hotel in the Southwest.  La Posada opened in 1930 to serve Santa Fe Railway passengers. Although Colter designed other hotels in the Southwest, La Posada became her favorite. She considered it her masterpiece. It became the last of the railroad hotels built by Santa Fe.

Not being a guest, I couldn't traipse around the interior, but did manage to wander around the grounds in front.

 Donkey sculptures...

 Details of one of the gates.

A handcrafted iron gate greets visitors approaching La Posada Hotel’s front doors on the hotel’s north side. The hotel’s original entrance was on the south side of the building, facing the Santa Fe Railway tracks

La Posada Hotel Original Wrought Iron Vestibule Lamp

There's a sculpture of an owl perched on the ledge.

They are replacing some of the tile work in this garden.

Camel sculpture added by the current owners.

I said good-bye to La Posada, hoping to return again someday and book a room!