Socorro County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,595. The county seat is Socorro. The county was formed in 1852 as one of the original nine counties of New Mexico Territory. Socorro was originally the name given to a Native American village by Don Juan de Oñate in 1598. Having received vitally needed food and assistance from the native population, Oñate named the pueblo Socorro.
This is a list of properties and districts in New Mexico that are on the National Register of Historic Places. There are more than 1,100 listings. Of these, 46 are National Historic Landmarks. There are listings in each of the state's 33 counties.
San Miguel de Socorro is the Catholic church in Socorro, New Mexico, built on the ruins of the old Nuestra Señora de Socorro mission. The old mission was built around 1627, but was destroyed in 1680 during the Pueblo Revolt. A portion of the adobe wall of the old church remains today and still can be seen behind glass just left of the altar. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
The original Franciscan mission, Nuestra Señora de la Concepción del Socorro, was founded in 1682 by the Franciscan order, to serve displaced Spanish families, American Indians from New Mexico, who fled the central New Mexico region during the Pueblo Revolt. The present Socorro Mission was constructed around 1839 to replace an earlier 18th-century mission destroyed in 1829 by flooding of the Rio Grande. The mission, constructed of adobe surfaced with stucco, is particularly notable for its interior. The finely painted and decorated beams, or vigas, are from the 18th-century mission and were reused when the present church was constructed. The massing, details and use of decorative elements of the Socorro Mission show strong relationships to the building traditions of 17th-century Spanish New Mexico.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Socorro County, New Mexico.
Hilton House may refer to:
The August Holver Hilton House in Socorro, New Mexico was built in 1912. The house was deemed historically important as the home of August Holver Hilton, father of Conrad Hilton. The father, born in 1856 in Norway, was successful as a merchant in San Antonio.
The Bank of Magdalena at 1st and Main Streets in Magdalena, New Mexico was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Sagrada Familia de Lemitar Church, Los Dulces Nombres is a historic church off Interstate 25 in Lemitar, New Mexico. It was constructed in the early 1830s and has been renovated and added to several times thereafter. Work in around 1900 gave the adobe building a pitched, metal roof and clear glass windows; in 1950 Conrad Hilton made a donation which, with funds raised by parishioners, paid for stained glass windows and wooden flooring. The present facade and bell towers were added in 1963. Unfortunately in 2010 the west wall of the church collapsed during renovations started the previous year; the building was deemed irreparable and was totally rebuilt.
Gran Quivera Historic District is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
The MacTavish House, on Elm St. in Magdalena, New Mexico, was built in 1915. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The Aragon House, at 2nd and Oak Sts. in Magdalena, New Mexico, was built around 1915. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The Bursum House, at 326 Church St. in Socorro, New Mexico, was built in 1887 by William Watson. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
The Anthony Cortesy House, at 327 McCutcheon Ave. in Socorro, New Mexico, was built in 1893. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
The Nestor P. Eaton House, at 313 McCutcheon Ave. in Socorro, New Mexico, dates from around 1893. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
The Hall Hotel, at 2nd and Spruce Streets in Magdalena, New Mexico, was built in 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The Captain Michael Cooney House, at 309 McCutcheon Ave. in Socorro, New Mexico, was built in 1889. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
The Gutierrez House in Magdalena, New Mexico, at 3rd and Popular Sts., was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot in Magdalena, New Mexico was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
The Lewellen House, at 2nd and Chestnut Streets in Magdalena, New Mexico, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
