Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is a United States national monument preserving a group of Classic Period Hohokam structures in Coolidge, Arizona, northeast of Casa Grande.
The southern facade of the "Big House"
The Big House under the Olmsted shelter
West wall of the Casa Grande c.1880
The east side of the Casa Grande c.1900
Ramada (shelter)
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A ramada is a temporary or permanent shelter in the Southwestern United States equipped with a roof but no walls, or only partially enclosed.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
…Register of Historic Places. Because of careful conservation, the physical appearance of Casa Grande Ruins has hardly changed since the 1940s. In 1932, a ramada to shelter the ruins from weathering was built by Boston architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. In the early 21st century, a pair of great horned owls…
The Olmsted ramada over the Big House of Casa Grande National Monument in Arizona.