Mesilla Plaza

Mesilla Plaza

Mesilla Plaza, looking northwest, 2005
Location Roughly bounded by Calle del Norte, Calle del El Paso, Calle del Cura and Calleion Guerro, Mesilla, New Mexico
Coordinates 32°16′27.519″N 106°47′43.6632″W / 32.27431083°N 106.795462000°W / 32.27431083; -106.795462000Coordinates: 32°16′27.519″N 106°47′43.6632″W / 32.27431083°N 106.795462000°W / 32.27431083; -106.795462000
Built 1848
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival, Other
NRHP Reference # 82003323
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 20, 1982[1]
Designated NHLD July 4, 1961[2]

Mesilla Plaza, also known as the La Mesilla Historic District or a La Mesilla Historic District Multiple Resource Area, is an historic district in Mesilla, New Mexico.

The most notable building in the plaza is the Basilica of San Albino, which has been on the plaza since its establishment in 1851.

The plaza was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[2][3]

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References

  1. Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "La Mesilla Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: La Mesilla Historic District" (pdf). National Park Service. , 19. Check date values in: |date= (help) and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19 PDF (32 KB)
  4. Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, but it appears not to be available on-line from the NPS Focus search site.

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