List of National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico. New Mexico has 46 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), including Raton Pass which is shared with Colorado, and listed by the National Park Service as in that state.
Contents
Current NHLs
The NHLs are distributed across 22 of New Mexico's 33 counties.
[1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
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1 | Abo |
(#66000497) |
Abo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Torrance | Pueblo ruins, and ruins of a Spanish mission, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument | |
2 | Acoma Pueblo |
(#66000500) |
Acoma Pueblo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cibola | Native American pueblo built atop a 367-foot (112 m) sandstone mesa | |
3 | Bandelier CCC Historic District |
(#87001452) |
Bandelier National Monument Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Los Alamos and Sandoval | Civilian Conservation Corps buildings | |
4 | Barrio De Analco Historic District |
(#68000032) |
Santa Fe Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Santa Fe | Historic district including the oldest house in the state of New Mexico, and the oldest Catholic church in the continental United States.
(Oldest Churches, Annexed Territories vs original founding Colony States.[3] Oldest house, continental U.S., St. Augustine, FL.[4]) |
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5 | Big Bead Mesa | Upload image |
(#66000958) |
Casa Salazar Coordinates missing |
Sandoval | Fortified Navajo village site; served as a base for trade and raiding from 1745 to 1812 |
6 | Blackwater Draw | Upload image |
(#66000483) |
Clovis Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Roosevelt | Archaeological type site of the Clovis culture |
7 | Ernest L. Blumenschein House |
(#66000495) |
Taos Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Taos | Home of painter Ernest L. Blumenschein, co-founder of Taos Art Colony | |
8 | Carlsbad Irrigation District |
(#66000476) |
Carlsbad Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Eddy | Irrigation-related dams, spillways, other structures | |
9 | Kit Carson House |
(#66000948) |
Taos Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Taos | Home of frontiersman Kit Carson | |
10 | Denver & Rio Grande Railroad San Juan Extension (Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad) |
(#73000462) |
Antonito, CO and Chama, NM Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Archuleta, CO, Conejos, CO, and Rio Arriba, NM | Longest and most complete representation of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century railroading. | |
11 | El Santuario De Chimayo |
(#70000412) |
Chimayo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Santa Fe | Roman Catholic church, famous for the story of its founding and as a contemporary pilgrimage site | |
12 | Folsom Site |
(#66000473) |
Folsom Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Colfax | Archaeological site; type site for the Folsom tradition | |
13 | Fort Bayard Site |
(#02000726) |
Santa Clara Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Grant | Site of an 1866 post of Buffalo Soldiers | |
14 | Glorieta Pass Battlefield |
(#66000486) |
Pecos Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
San Miguel | Site of decisive American Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass | |
15 | Hawikuh |
(#66000502) |
Zuni Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Valencia | Largest of the Zuni pueblos; founded in the 13th century | |
16 | Las Trampas Historic District |
(#67000007) |
Las Trampas Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Taos | Founded in 1751 by twelve Spanish families from Santa Fe; known for the church of San José de Gracia | |
17 | Lincoln Historic District |
(#66000477) |
Lincoln Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Lincoln | Well-preserved cow town | |
18 | Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory |
(#66000893) |
Los Alamos Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Los Alamos | United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory; site of the Manhattan Project | |
19 | Mabel Dodge Luhan House |
(#78001832) |
Taos Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Taos | Artists' haven, now a historic inn | |
20 | Manuelito Complex | Upload image |
(#66000894) |
Manuelito Coordinates missing |
McKinley | NRHP 66000894 |
21 | Mesilla Plaza |
(#82003323) |
Mesilla Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Doña Ana | NRHP 66000475 | |
22 | National Park Service Region III Office |
(#70000067) |
Santa Fe Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Santa Fe | Masterpiece of Spanish/Pueblo revival architecture | |
23 | Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio |
(#98001197) |
Abiquiu Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Rio Arriba | Home and studio of artist Georgia O'Keeffe | |
24 | Palace of the Governors |
(#66000489) |
Santa Fe Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Santa Fe | Adobe structure; construction began in 1610; served as the seat of government in New Mexico for centuries; oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States | |
25 | Pecos Pueblo |
(#66000485) |
Pecos Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
San Miguel | NRHP 66000485, Pecos National Historical Park | |
26 | Puye Ruins |
(#66000481) |
Espanola Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Rio Arriba and Sandoval | NRHP 66000481 | |
27 | Ernie Pyle House |
(#97001103) |
Albuquerque Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Bernalillo | Former home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle | |
28 | Quarai |
(#66000498) |
Manzano Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Torrance | Ruins in Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument | |
29 | Rabbit Ears |
(#66000499) |
Clayton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Union | Twin mountain peaks that were landmarks to wagon trains | |
30 | Raton Pass |
(#66000474) |
Raton, NM and Trinidad, CO Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Colfax, NM and Las Animas, CO | Mountain pass on the Santa Fe Trail along the Colorado-New Mexico border. Also in Colorado. | |
31 | San Estevan Del Rey Mission Church |
(#70000417) |
Acoma Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Valencia | Church founded in 1629 | |
32 | San Francisco de Assisi Mission Church |
(#70000416) |
Ranchos de Taos Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Taos | Mission church on Ranchos de Taos Plaza | |
33 | San Gabriel De Yungue-ouinge |
(#66000482) |
Espanola Coordinates missing |
Rio Arriba | First Spanish capitol of New Mexico | |
34 | San José de Gracia Church |
(#70000415) |
Las Trampas Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Taos | Built between 1760 and 1776; model of the adobe architecture; once used by Los Hermanos Penitentes | |
35 | San Jose de los Jemez Mission and Giusewa Pueblo Site |
(#12001007) |
Jemez Springs Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Sandoval | ||
36 | San Lazaro | Upload image |
(#66000490) |
Santa Fe Coordinates missing |
Santa Fe | NRHP 66000490 |
37 | Sandia Cave |
(#66000487) |
Bernalillo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Sandoval | Cave in which prehistoric artifacts were found and excavated in the 1930s. Accessible via a USFS hiking trail. | |
38 | Santa Fe Plaza |
(#66000491) |
Santa Fe Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Santa Fe | Central park lined with grass, trees, and benches; Indian War Memorial monument; performing arts stage | |
39 | Seton Village |
(#66000492) |
Santa Fe Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Santa Fe | NRHP 66000492 | |
40 | Taos Pueblo |
(#66000496) |
Taos Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Taos | This ancient pueblo belongs to a Northern Tiwa speaking Native American tribe of Pueblo people. Being approximately 1000 years old, it is believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited building in North America. It is a multi-storied residential complex of reddish-brown adobe divided into two parts by the Rio Pueblo de Taos. | |
41 | Trinity Site |
(#66000493) |
Bingham Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Socorro | Site of the first nuclear weapon detonation. | |
42 | Village of Columbus and Camp Furlong |
(#75001164) |
Columbus Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Luna | Site of 1914 raid by Pancho Villa that had wide impacts | |
43 | Wagon Mound |
(#66000478) |
Wagon Mound Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Mora | Landmark on the Santa Fe Trail | |
44 | Watrous (La Junta) |
(#66000480) |
Watrous Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Mora | Mountain and Cimarron Cutoff routes of Santa Fe Trail joined here | |
45 | White Sands V-2 Launching Site |
(#85003541) |
White Sands Missile Range Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Doña Ana | ||
46 | Zuni-Cibola Complex | Upload image |
(#74002267) |
Zuni Pueblo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cibola, McKinley, and Valencia | NRHP 74002267 |
Historic areas of the NPS in New Mexico
National Historical Parks, some National Monuments, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs per se. There are nine of these in New Mexico. The National Park Service lists these fourteen together with the NHLs in the state.[5]
Landmark name |
Image | Date established[6] | Location | County | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aztec Ruins National Monument | January 24, 1923 | Aztec | San Juan | Preserves ancestral Pueblo structures in north-western New Mexico | |
2 | Bandelier National Monument | February 11, 1916 | Santa Fe | Sandoval and Los Alamos | Includes Frijoles Canyon; contains (restored) ruins of dwellings, kivas, rock paintings and petroglyphs | |
3 | Chaco Culture National Historical Park | Casa Rinconada, one of the Chacoan Great Houses. | March 11, 1907 | Farmington | San Juan and McKinley | Densest and most exceptional concentration of pueblos in the American Southwest |
4 | El Morro National Monument | December 8, 1906 | Ramah | Cibola | Sandstone promontory with a pool of water at its base; shaded oasis in the western U.S. deser; Zuni Indians call it "A'ts'ina" (Place of writings on the rock); Anglo-Americans called it "Inscription Rock"; travelers left signatures, names, dates, and stories of their treks | |
5 | Fort Union National Monument | April 5, 1956 | Las Vegas, NM | Mora | Preserves the second of three forts constructed on the site beginning in 1851; also ruins of the third; visible network of ruts from the old Santa Fe Trail | |
6 | Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument | November 16, 1907 | Silver City | Catron | Cliff dwellings from the 1280s through the early 1300s | |
7 | Pecos National Historical Park | June 28, 1965 | Santa Fe | Santa Fe and San Miguel | Includes parts of Glorieta Pass Battlefield, an NHL, as well as a mission and other areas. | |
8 | Petroglyph National Monument | June 27, 1990 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo | Variety of cultural and natural resources including five volcanic cones, hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 25,000 images carved by native peoples and early Spanish settlers | |
9 | Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument | November 1, 1909 | Albuquerque | Torrance and Socorro | Reminders of this earliest contact between Pueblo Indians and Spanish Colonials: the ruins of four mission churches and the partially excavated pueblo of Las Humanas |
See also
References
- ↑ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ↑ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ↑ List of the oldest churches in the United States
- ↑ http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/3d/staugbuild/staugbuild02.htm
- ↑ These are listed on p.114 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State", November 2007 version.
- ↑ Date of listing as National Historic Site or similar designation, from various sources in articles indexed.
External links
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