Thursday Doors- The Wigwam

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Eleanor has sent another door to me to share. She finds good ones.

Accompanying her image she writes, ” Greetings from Arizona! This is the door to the lobby of the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield, AZ, built by the Goodyear tire company to entertain their executives at the nearby factory. Begun in 1919.”

©Eleanor Whitehead: Used with Permission

I looked up this Hotel as the plaque on the wall beside the door says it’s an Historic Hotel of America.

It opened in 1929. Paul Litchfield built the hotel on his land on which is now called Litchfield Park.

The hotel has expanded into a resort with 331 rooms and has 3 golf courses, nine tennis courts, and three swimming pools.

To be included in the Historic Hotels of America they must maintain authenticity, sense of place, and architectural integrity from their respective time periods.

The hotel must be at least 50 years old, designated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark or listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, and recognized as having historic significance. As of 2025 the program includes 288 hotels in the 44 of the 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C. ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Hotels_of_America

This post is part of the weekly challenge Thursday Doors hosted by Dan Antion over at- https://nofacilities.com/2026/07/23/philippine-room/

Hop on over there to see more doors from around the world or join the craze and add a door or two of your own. 😊

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38 thoughts on “Thursday Doors- The Wigwam”

  12. That door certainly has a historic feel to it. I have never stayed in a hotel with such a designation, and I too initially wondered if fifty years was too low of a threshold. Then again, with the way we “dispose” of buildings these days maybe that is exactly the right number. This resort certainly sounds expansive, expensive, and a great place to stay.

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  13. Well, the door certainly has maintained authenticity and sense of place, Deborah. With 3 golf courses, 9 tennis courts and 3 swimming pools it indeed has expanded! I bet it’s a great place to stay.

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  14. That’s a beautiful door, and a very interesting history of the hotel. I enjoyed learning about the process. I’ve been in a hotel that (I think) had this designation, but I never knew anything about how that comes to be.

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    1. Thank you, Dan. It was interesting learning a little about this hotel. The oldest place I’ve stayed in styles itself as Historic but, I don’t believe they’re designated as historic. It was built in 1940. Winema Lodge. It’s on the outside of Lava Beds National Monument. I woke up to a Scorpion on the wall! Quite a memorable trip all around.

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  15. “Eleanor has sent another door to me to share….” It must be hard and expensive to package up a door and send it to you.

    “The hotel must be at least 50 years old….” Fifty years doesn’t sound so old. Maybe we’re getting historic ourselves.

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  16. Here’s something interesting. In Liberia, I often passed through Goodyear plantations on my way upcountry after visiting Monrovia. Like other corporations there (including the LAMCO operations in Nimba), they provided places for their expatriate execs to hang out and party. It looks like the tradition carried on in this country!

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