Hopi House - Grand Canyon National Park, AZ - a house designed after authentic Hopi Indian structures

Hopi House located in Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park can be found on the South Rim of the Canyon. The house is in the Mary Jane Colter Buildings National Historic Landmark and included in Grand Canyon Village Historic District. The house was planned to be a type of living museum that was actually occupied instead of just being seen.

The living museum would house Hopi Indians that make and sell traditional crafts out of the home. The interpretation that Colter had of the Oraibi, Arizona Hopi dwelling is what the house is based on. The facility includes space for demonstrations, sales and the museum. Mary Colter designed a total of six buildings in the Grand Canyon including this one.

Hopi House is rectangular with a number of stepped terraces to reinforce the Pueblo style. Adobe plaster covers the stone walls and the resemblance of mud floors is given to the concrete floors. Grass and saplings on peeled logs were used to form the ceiling. The unique design is to bring authenticity to the facility.

The Hopi House museum facility is an incredible place to visit while in the Grand Canyon National Park. The history of the Hopi Indians is brought to life in the structure.