Hilltop Lodge | |
 The site of the former motel in 2004 | |
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| Location | 5410 Central Ave. SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 35°4′56″N106°41′47″W / 35.08222°N 106.69639°W |
| Built | 1946 |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001597 [1] |
| NMSRCP No. | 1679 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 9, 1998 |
| Designated NMSRCP | May 9, 1997 [2] |
The Hilltop Lodge was a historic motel on Central Avenue (former U.S. Route 66) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which was notable as one of the best-preserved Route 66 motels remaining in the city. It began as a small three-unit lodging in 1941, and was expanded to 12 units by owner E. H. Stopple in 1946. [3] The property was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1997 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [2] The motel was demolished in 2003 after being shut down by the city as a nuisance property. [4] The remainder of the site, including the neon sign, was cleared around 2017 for a realignment of Yucca Drive due to the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project.
The motel was a one-story, L-shaped building with 12 rooms. The office and manager's residence were at the front of the building, which had a decorative stepped parapet and a small porch. [3]
