Las Trampas, New Mexico
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Las Trampas Historic District | |
 View of the Las Trampas Historic District. | |
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| Location | On State Road 76, Las Trampas, Taos County, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 36°7′57″N 105°45′48″W / 36.13250°N 105.76333°WCoordinates: 36°7′57″N 105°45′48″W / 36.13250°N 105.76333°W |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial, Other |
| NRHP Reference # | 67000007 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1967[1] |
| Designated NHLD | May 28, 1967[2] |
Las Trampas or Trampas (Spanish, "traps") is a small unincorporated town in Taos County, northern New Mexico, the Southwestern United States.
Geography
Las Trampas is located on the scenic High Road to Taos (New Mexico State Road 76) in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, it is approximately halfway between Santa Fe to the south and Taos to the north.
The town has a post office, with the ZIP code 87576; the US Postal Service prefers the name "Trampas".[3] No ZIP Code Tabulation Area information for 87576 is available from Census 2000.
History
Founded in 1751 by twelve Spanish families from Santa Fe, the town is known for the San José de Gracia Church, built between 1760 and 1776 and considered a model of the adobe colonial Spanish missions in New Mexico. The church was once used by Los Hermanos Penitentes, a flagellant Catholic order founded in Spanish era Santa Fe de Nuevo México.
Las Trampas National Historic District
The Las Trampas Historic District was established by the National Park Service (NPS) in 1967.[2][4] The San José de Gracia Church was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970. It is on the National Register of Historic Places in Taos County, New Mexico.
Gallery
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Congregation leaving after mass at San José de Gracia Church (1943).
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View of Santa Fe Baldy, in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, from near Las Trampas.
See also
References
- ↑ Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "Las Trampas Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ↑ 87576 data
- ↑ Charles W. Snell (May 1, 1968). "National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings: Las Trampas Plaza Historic District" (pdf). National Park Service.
Accompanying 19 photos of place and people, one dated 1980 others undated PDF (32 KB)
External links
- NPS National Historical Districts: Las Trampas Historic District webpage
- Las Trampas photos at the Library of Congress
- NPS National Historical Landmarks: San José de Gracia (church) webpage
- Archive.org: The Architecture of San José de Gracia
- American Southwest, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
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