White House Ruin

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White House Ruin is an ancient Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling in northeastern Arizona, renowned for its well-preserved masonry structures built into the sandstone walls of Canyon de Chelly.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling
archaeological site
historic site
accessibleBy White House Trail
approximateConstructionCentury 11th–13th century
archaeologicalSignificance example of Ancestral Puebloan cliff architecture
associatedPeople Navajo Nation
buildingType cliff dwelling
pueblo
builtInto canyon wall
sandstone cliff
category Archaeological sites in Arizona
Cliff dwellings in the United States
conservationAuthority National Park Service
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Apache County
culture Ancestral Puebloans
surface form: Ancestral Puebloan
hasFeature cliff alcove dwellings
lower canyon floor structures
multi-story masonry rooms
well-preserved walls
white-plastered wall section
hasStructure kiva
living quarters
storage rooms
hasViewOf Canyon de Chelly National Monument
surface form: Canyon de Chelly
heritageOf Ancestral Puebloans
locatedIn Apache County, Arizona
Arizona
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
surface form: Canyon de Chelly

Canyon de Chelly National Monument
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInProtectedArea true
managedBy National Park Service
material adobe
sandstone masonry
stone
namedAfter white-plastered wall
openToPublic true
preservationStatus well-preserved
region Northeastern Arizona
state Arizona
timePeriod Ancestral Puebloan period
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
usedUntilCentury 13th century
withinReservation Navajo Nation
surface form: Navajo Nation Reservation

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