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El Tovar Apartments

The El Tovar Apartments is part of the East Grand Boulevard Historic District.

This Art Deco design by Robert J. West for Jacob P. and Walter F. Sumeracki was built in 1928 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The El Tovar Apartments containing more than 70 apartments and is constructed from orange brick with limestone trim, orange terra-cotta accents and a Spanish tile roof.

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