Mary Colter, working on behalf of Fred Harvey Company, designed buildings with distinctive styles that express a varied human presence at Grand Canyon. Ms. Colter herself, as a female profressional, represents progressive women in America during the early twentieth century. This lesson may be used to explore the buildings Ms. Colter designed at Grand Canyon and her architectural philosophy, or her role as a professional woman during the Progressive Era.
Architect Mary Jane Colter and Grand Canyon Lesson Plan
Mary Colter: Who Was She? Worksheet
Getting to Know M.J. Colter Worksheet