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.

Current NHLs

The NHLs are distributed across 22 of New Mexico's 33 counties.

[1]	Landmark name	Image	Date designated[2]	Location	County	Description
1	Abo		June 13, 1962 (#66000497)	Abo 34°26′56″N 106°22′17″W / 34.448889°N 106.371389°W	Torrance	Pueblo ruins, and ruins of a Spanish mission, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
2	Acoma Pueblo		October 9, 1960 (#66000500)	Acoma Pueblo 34°53′47″N 107°34′55″W / 34.896389°N 107.581944°W	Cibola	Native American pueblo built atop a 367-foot (112 m) sandstone mesa
3	Bandelier CCC Historic District		May 28, 1987 (#87001452)	Bandelier National Monument 35°46′46″N 106°16′13″W / 35.77942°N 106.270287°W	Los Alamos and Sandoval	Civilian Conservation Corps buildings
4	Barrio De Analco Historic District		November 24, 1968 (#68000032)	Santa Fe 35°41′00″N 105°56′11″W / 35.683333°N 105.936389°W	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])
5	Big Bead Mesa	Upload image	July 19, 1964 (#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		January 20, 1961 (#66000483)	Clovis 34°16′40″N 103°19′28″W / 34.277874°N 103.32458°W	Roosevelt	Archaeological type site of the Clovis culture
7	Ernest L. Blumenschein House		December 21, 1965 (#66000495)	Taos 36°24′14″N 105°34′34″W / 36.403967°N 105.576137°W	Taos	Home of painter Ernest L. Blumenschein, co-founder of Taos Art Colony
8	Carlsbad Irrigation District		July 19, 1964 (#66000476)	Carlsbad 32°29′27″N 104°15′08″W / 32.490796°N 104.252119°W	Eddy	Irrigation-related dams, spillways, other structures
9	Kit Carson House		May 23, 1963 (#66000948)	Taos 36°24′19″N 105°34′20″W / 36.405159°N 105.572131°W	Taos	Home of frontiersman Kit Carson
10	Denver & Rio Grande Railroad San Juan Extension (Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad)		October 16, 2012 (#73000462)	Antonito, CO and Chama, NM 36°59′04″N 106°18′20″W / 36.98442°N 106.305563°W	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		April 15, 1970 (#70000412)	Chimayo 35°59′21″N 105°55′54″W / 35.989167°N 105.931667°W	Santa Fe	Roman Catholic church, famous for the story of its founding and as a contemporary pilgrimage site
12	Folsom Site		January 20, 1961 (#66000473)	Folsom 36°52′54″N 104°04′16″W / 36.88169°N 104.07108°W	Colfax	Archaeological site; type site for the Folsom tradition
13	Fort Bayard Site		March 19, 2004 (#02000726)	Santa Clara 32°47′47″N 108°08′56″W / 32.796389°N 108.148889°W	Grant	Site of an 1866 post of Buffalo Soldiers
14	Glorieta Pass Battlefield		November 5, 1961 (#66000486)	Pecos 35°33′36″N 105°47′08″W / 35.56°N 105.785556°W	San Miguel	Site of decisive American Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass
15	Hawikuh		October 9, 1960 (#66000502)	Zuni 34°56′18″N 108°59′57″W / 34.938404°N 108.999155°W	Valencia	Largest of the Zuni pueblos; founded in the 13th century
16	Las Trampas Historic District		May 28, 1967 (#67000007)	Las Trampas 36°07′51″N 105°45′48″W / 36.130701°N 105.763285°W	Taos	Founded in 1751 by twelve Spanish families from Santa Fe; known for the church of San José de Gracia
17	Lincoln Historic District		December 19, 1960 (#66000477)	Lincoln 33°29′41″N 105°22′56″W / 33.494722°N 105.382222°W	Lincoln	Well-preserved cow town
18	Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory		December 21, 1965 (#66000893)	Los Alamos 35°52′32″N 106°19′27″W / 35.875556°N 106.324167°W	Los Alamos	United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory; site of the Manhattan Project
19	Mabel Dodge Luhan House		December 4, 1991 (#78001832)	Taos 36°24′29″N 105°33′52″W / 36.408056°N 105.564444°W	Taos	Artists' haven, now a historic inn
20	Manuelito Complex	Upload image	July 19, 1964 (#66000894)	Manuelito ^Coordinates missing	McKinley	NRHP 66000894
21	Mesilla Plaza		July 4, 1961 (#82003323)	Mesilla 32°16′19″N 106°48′16″W / 32.271867°N 106.804479°W	Doña Ana	NRHP 66000475
22	National Park Service Region III Office		May 28, 1987 (#70000067)	Santa Fe 35°39′54″N 105°55′21″W / 35.665134°N 105.922622°W	Santa Fe	Masterpiece of Spanish/Pueblo revival architecture
23	Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio		August 5, 1998 (#98001197)	Abiquiu 36°12′22″N 106°19′01″W / 36.206172°N 106.316872°W	Rio Arriba	Home and studio of artist Georgia O'Keeffe
24	Palace of the Governors		October 9, 1960 (#66000489)	Santa Fe 35°41′09″N 105°56′15″W / 35.685936°N 105.937504°W	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		October 9, 1960 (#66000485)	Pecos 35°33′00″N 105°41′22″W / 35.549905°N 105.68939°W	San Miguel	NRHP 66000485, Pecos National Historical Park
26	Puye Ruins		May 23, 1966 (#66000481)	Espanola 35°58′32″N 106°13′39″W / 35.975556°N 106.2275°W	Rio Arriba and Sandoval	NRHP 66000481
27	Ernie Pyle House		September 20, 2006 (#97001103)	Albuquerque 35°04′13″N 106°36′45″W / 35.070156°N 106.612581°W	Bernalillo	Former home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle
28	Quarai		June 13, 1962 (#66000498)	Manzano 34°35′45″N 106°17′42″W / 34.595833°N 106.295°W	Torrance	Ruins in Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
29	Rabbit Ears		May 23, 1963 (#66000499)	Clayton 36°35′32″N 103°13′28″W / 36.592222°N 103.224444°W	Union	Twin mountain peaks that were landmarks to wagon trains
30	Raton Pass		December 19, 1960 (#66000474)	Raton, NM and Trinidad, CO 36°59′28″N 104°29′12″W / 36.991134°N 104.486654°W	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		April 15, 1970 (#70000417)	Acoma 34°53′50″N 107°34′55″W / 34.897222°N 107.582°W	Valencia	Church founded in 1629
32	San Francisco de Assisi Mission Church		April 15, 1970 (#70000416)	Ranchos de Taos 36°21′31″N 105°36′28″W / 36.3586°N 105.6078°W	Taos	Mission church on Ranchos de Taos Plaza
33	San Gabriel De Yungue-ouinge		July 19, 1964 (#66000482)	Espanola ^Coordinates missing	Rio Arriba	First Spanish capitol of New Mexico
34	San José de Gracia Church		April 15, 1970 (#70000415)	Las Trampas 36°07′53″N 105°45′28″W / 36.131389°N 105.757778°W	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		October 16, 2012 (#12001007)	Jemez Springs 35°46′42″N 106°41′11″W / 35.778445°N 106.686498°W	Sandoval
36	San Lazaro	Upload image	July 19, 1964 (#66000490)	Santa Fe ^Coordinates missing	Santa Fe	NRHP 66000490
37	Sandia Cave		January 20, 1961 (#66000487)	Bernalillo 35°15′08″N 106°24′27″W / 35.252221°N 106.407583°W	Sandoval	Cave in which prehistoric artifacts were found and excavated in the 1930s. Accessible via a USFS hiking trail.
38	Santa Fe Plaza		December 19, 1960 (#66000491)	Santa Fe 35°41′07″N 105°56′15″W / 35.685396°N 105.937498°W	Santa Fe	Central park lined with grass, trees, and benches; Indian War Memorial monument; performing arts stage
39	Seton Village		December 21, 1965 (#66000492)	Santa Fe 35°35′56″N 105°55′54″W / 35.598889°N 105.931667°W	Santa Fe	NRHP 66000492
40	Taos Pueblo		October 9, 1960 (#66000496)	Taos 36°26′21″N 105°32′44″W / 36.43917°N 105.54559°W	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		December 21, 1965 (#66000493)	Bingham 33°40′38″N 106°28′31″W / 33.6773°N 106.4754°W	Socorro	Site of the first nuclear weapon detonation.
42	Village of Columbus and Camp Furlong		May 15, 1975 (#75001164)	Columbus 31°49′39″N 107°37′50″W / 31.8275°N 107.630556°W	Luna	Site of 1914 raid by Pancho Villa that had wide impacts
43	Wagon Mound		May 23, 1963 (#66000478)	Wagon Mound 36°00′01″N 104°41′41″W / 36.000278°N 104.694722°W	Mora	Landmark on the Santa Fe Trail
44	Watrous (La Junta)		May 23, 1963 (#66000480)	Watrous 35°48′03″N 105°00′05″W / 35.800833°N 105.001389°W	Mora	Mountain and Cimarron Cutoff routes of Santa Fe Trail joined here
45	White Sands V-2 Launching Site		October 3, 1985 (#85003541)	White Sands Missile Range 32°23′58″N 106°22′40″W / 32.399378°N 106.377814°W	Doña Ana
46	Zuni-Cibola Complex	Upload image	December 2, 1974 (#74002267)	Zuni Pueblo 34°56′17″N 108°59′56″W / 34.938°N 108.999°W	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		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

• List of Registered Historic Places in New Mexico
• List of National Historic Landmarks by state

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. List of the oldest churches in the United States
4. http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/3d/staugbuild/staugbuild02.htm
5. These are listed on p.114 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State", November 2007 version.
6. Date of listing as National Historic Site or similar designation, from various sources in articles indexed.

External links

Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.