Square Tower House

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Square Tower House is an ancient Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling notable for its multi-story stone tower built into a sheltered alcove.

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Label Occurrences
Square Tower House canonical 2
Square Tower House Overlook 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling
archaeological site
abandoned late 13th century CE
archaeologicalResearch Ancestral Puebloan architecture
Ancestral Puebloan social organization
architecturalStyle Puebloan architecture
buildingTechnique masonry construction
conservationStatus protected archaeological site
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culture Ancestral Puebloans
discoveredBy Anglo-American explorers in late 19th century
elevation cliff face
ethnicGroup Ancestral Puebloans
floorCountOfTower approximately four
hasPart kivas
multi-story stone tower
plaza
rooms
hasView Mesa Verde National Park
surface form: Mesa Verde canyons
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationOf Mesa Verde National Park
inception circa 1200 CE
locatedIn Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park
Montezuma County, Colorado NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInFeature rock alcove
locatedOn Mesa Verde National Park
surface form: Mesa Verde
managedBy National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
materialUsed mortar
sandstone
wooden beams
numberOfStories four-story tower (approximate)
openToPublic yes (guided access, subject to park regulations)
partOf cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde
region southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest
roofingMaterial wood and earth
significantFor example of Ancestral Puebloan cliff architecture
well-preserved multi-story tower
similarTo Cliff Palace
Spruce Tree House
timePeriod Pueblo III period
tourism cultural heritage tourism destination
usedFor ceremonial purposes
residential purposes

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Subject: Square Tower House
Description of subject: Square Tower House is an ancient Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling notable for its multi-story stone tower built into a sheltered alcove.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mesa Verde National Park contains Square Tower House
Mesa Top Loop Road sites hasViewOf Square Tower House
Mesa Top Loop Road sites hasRepresentativeSite Square Tower House
this entity surface form: Square Tower House Overlook