| etext"> | | | | the popular Southwestern approach of home |
| Rural style furnishings usually refer to objects that | | | | furnishings and decoration. |
| are natural, carry a sense of history, are made by | | | | When the National Park Service was founded, an |
| hand, have a hardy or sturdy exterior, or are inspired | | | | innovative new mode of architecture materialized, |
| by a correlation to the great outdoors. "Western" | | | | referred to as "Parkitecture." The overall initiative |
| style decorations are similar to the rural theme; with | | | | was to produce edifices constructed of the |
| more of an influence of the "old West." The Old | | | | indigenous wood and stone of the locale that would |
| West influence typically refers to the cowboy, | | | | easily intermingle with the natural environment. A |
| gun-slinging way of life of the 19th century or the | | | | large percentage of the lodges, inns, hotels, tourist |
| western area of the United States. Western style | | | | centers, overpasses, support amenities, and access |
| decor also commonly carries with it profound themes | | | | gateways are thought of as historical attractions |
| from Native American art and traditions, particularly in | | | | because of this mode of architecture. |