Huning Highlands Historic District

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Huning Highlands Historic District
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Location Huning Highlands,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coordinates 35°04′59″N106°38′28″W / 35.08306°N 106.64111°W / 35.08306; -106.64111 Coordinates: 35°04′59″N106°38′28″W / 35.08306°N 106.64111°W / 35.08306; -106.64111
NRHP reference No. 78001804 [1]
NMSRCP No.464
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1978
Designated NMSRCPAugust 27, 1976 [2]

The Huning Highlands Historic District is a historic district in Albuquerque, New Mexico which encompasses the entirety of the Huning Highlands neighborhood. The district is bounded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue to the north, Locust Street to the east, Iron Avenue to the south, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks to the west, covering an area of about 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2). The neighborhood was Albuquerque's first residential subdivision and was mostly developed between the 1880s and 1920s. It is known for its high concentration of Victorian and early 20th-century houses. [3] The district was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1976 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [2]

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History

The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway reached Albuquerque in 1880, fueling land speculation as investors hoped to profit from its arrival. The New Mexico Town Company, formed by local businessmen Franz Huning, Elias S. Stover, and William Hazeldine, succeeded in attracting the railroad facilities to their chosen site about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the existing community at Old Town. The 3.1-square-mile (8.0 km2) parcel they assembled quickly developed into the booming community of New Town—today's Downtown. [4] Huning also owned land in the rolling sandhills further to the east, which was known as the Highlands due to its elevation. In 1880, the land was platted as the first subdivision to be added to the original townsite. This new neighborhood was named Huning's Highland Addition, which later shifted to Huning Highlands. [5]

The neighborhood was laid out by civil engineer Walter G. Marmon, who named the main north-south streets Arno, after Franz Huning's son, Walter and Edith after his own son and daughter, and Broadway, because "every town should have a Broadway". [5] The uppermost street of the gently sloping neighborhood was named High Street. The Highlands quickly became one of Albuquerque's most popular residential areas and was home to many of the city's prominent early residents. Unlike the old Hispanic neighborhoods like Old Town, Barelas, and Atrisco, Huning Highlands was primarily built by recently arrived Anglo-Americans and European immigrants. As such, the houses in the neighborhood reflected styles and materials popular in the eastern and Midwestern United States—Queen Anne, Italianate, and other Victorian styles—rather than traditional regional forms. Most of the houses were built using prefabricated trim and architectural elements in a mix-and-match approach not adhering to any particular style, though some are more cohesive. [5]

The neighborhood continued to fill in between the 1880s and 1920s, by which time it was almost completely built up. [5] Residents enjoyed amenities like Highland Park, one of the city's oldest public parks, the Old Main Library, and an electric streetcar line which went into service in 1911. [6] However, as the city continued to grow, many wealthy residents abandoned the older inner-city neighborhoods in favor of the more suburban developments further to the east. By the 1970s, Huning Highlands had become a relatively poor neighborhood consisting largely of absentee-owned rental housing. [3]

The Huning Highlands Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and in 1980, the Albuquerque City Council approved the city's first Historic Overlay Zone for the neighborhood. [7] The city designation requires approval from the Landmarks and Urban Conservation Commission for any alterations to contributing properties in the district and provides tax incentives for home restoration projects. [8] These actions had a positive effect on the neighborhood and led to many of the historic houses being restored. According to the Huning Highlands Historic District Association, the percentage of properties that were considered "blighted or substandard" decreased from 52% in 1976 to 17% in 1986 and was estimated at less than 5% by 2005. [9]

Notable buildings

NameImageLocationYear builtStyleNotes
AT&SF Memorial Hospital AT&SF Memorial Hospital Albuquerque.jpg 806 Central Ave. SE
35°4′57″N106°38′17″W / 35.08250°N 106.63806°W / 35.08250; -106.63806 (AT&SF Memorial Hospital)
1926 Mediterranean Revival Albuquerque landmark
E. J. Alger House Alger House Albuquerque.jpg 124 Walter St. SE1900 [10] Italianate
Auge Store Auge Store Albuquerque.jpg 214 Arno St. NEc. 1908 [11] [12]
D. A. Bittner House Bittner House Albuquerque.jpg 120 Walter St. SE1901 Dutch Colonial Revival
Boatright House Boatright House Albuquerque.jpg 220 Edith Blvd. SE1888 Queen Anne David Boatright was an early mayor of Albuquerque.
Charles E. Boldt House Boldt House Albuquerque.jpg 323 Edith Blvd. SEc. 1904 Dutch Colonial Revival
D. R. Boyd House Boyd House Albuquerque.jpg 123 High St. SEc. 1895 Queen Anne
G. E. Brewer House Brewer House Albuquerque.jpg 215 Walter St. SE1901 Queen Anne
T. I. Butts House Butts House Albuquerque.jpg 201 High St. NEc. 1909 Queen Anne
Children's Home and Hospital (Regina Hall) Children's Home and Hospital Albuquerque.jpg 806 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. NE
c. 1921 Prairie School
H. G. Coors House Coors House Albuquerque.jpg 116 Walter St. SEc. 1920 Bungalow
P. G. Cornish House Cornish House Albuquerque.jpg 123 Walter St. SEc. 1900 [13] Queen Anne
Edward Buxton Cristy House Cristy House Albuquerque.jpg 201 Walter St. SE1897 Queen Anne E. B. Cristy was an architect and designed the house himself.
Duplex at 108-110 Arno SE Duplex at 108-110 Arno SE Albuquerque.jpg 108-110 Arno St. SEc. 1898 Folk Victorian
J. L. Durling House Durling House Albuquerque.jpg 410 Edith Blvd. SEc. 1894 Stick
Andrew Hatch House Hatch House Albuquerque.jpg 218 Walter St. SE1901 Folk Victorian
Highland Hotel Highland Hotel Albuquerque.jpg 202 Central Ave. SE
35°5′1″N106°38′44″W / 35.08361°N 106.64556°W / 35.08361; -106.64556 (Highland/Hudson Hotel)
1906 [14] Chicago School Albuquerque landmark
Mrs. Hill's Boarding House Mrs. Hill's Boarding House Albuquerque.jpg 321 Walter St. SEc. 1890 Queen Anne
Horner House Horner House Albuquerque.jpg 520 Arno St. SE1881Oldest known house in district
House at 204 Arno SE House at 204 Arno NE Albuquerque.jpg 204 Arno St. NEc. 1882
House at 210 High SE House at 210 High SE Albuquerque.jpg 210 High St. SEc. 1895 Folk Victorian
House at 212 High SE House at 212 High SE Albuquerque.jpg 212 High St. SEc. 1890 Queen Anne
House at 306 Walter SE House at 306 Walter SE Albuquerque.jpg 306 Walter St. SE1907 Queen Anne
House at 317 Walter SE House at 317 Walter SE Albuquerque.jpg 317 Walter St. SEc. 1890 Folk Victorian
House at 320 Edith SE House at 320 Edith SE Albuquerque.jpg 320 Edith Blvd. SEc. 1903 Folk Victorian
House at 411 Arno St. SE House at 411 Arno SE Albuquerque.jpg 320 Edith Blvd. SEc. 1890s Queen Anne
Jack Korber House Korber House Albuquerque.jpg 301 Arno St. SE1916 Prairie School
J. E. Learnard House Learnard House Albuquerque.jpg 210 Walter St. SE1898 [15] Queen Anne
W. J. Marsh House Marsh House Albuquerque.jpg 301 Edith Blvd. SEc. 1895 Folk Victorian
C. L. McClanahan House McClanahan House Albuquerque.jpg 201 Arno St. SE1910 Queen Anne
A. B. McMillan House McMillan House Albuquerque.jpg 119 Walter St. SE1896 Queen Anne
McQuade House McQuade House Albuquerque.jpg 201 Walter St. NE1901 Queen Anne
I. J. Mize House Mize House Albuquerque.jpg 316 Walter St. SEc. 1900 Folk Victorian
Old Albuquerque High School Old Albuquerque High School 2017.jpg Central and Broadway NE
35°5′3″N106°38′38″W / 35.08417°N 106.64389°W / 35.08417; -106.64389 (Old Albuquerque High School)
1914 Collegiate Gothic SR 1977
Albuquerque landmark
Old Main Library Old Main Library, Albuquerque NM.jpg 423 Central Ave. NE
35°5′2″N106°38′33″W / 35.08389°N 106.64250°W / 35.08389; -106.64250 (Old Main Library)
1925 Pueblo Revival SR 1975
Albuquerque landmark
F. J. Patchin House Patchin House Albuquerque.jpg 207 High St. NE1906 [16] Dutch Colonial Revival
Seth House 20160318172037599851000000-o(1).jpg 322 Arno St. SEc. 1883 Folk Victorian
C. E. Vaughn House Vaughn House Albuquerque.jpg 423 Arno St. SEc. 1900 Queen Anne
William Whitney House Whitney House Albuquerque.jpg 302 Walter St. SE1907 Neoclassical
Whittlesey House Whittlesey House Albuquerque.jpg 201 Highland Park Cir. SE
35°4′54″N106°38′21″W / 35.08167°N 106.63917°W / 35.08167; -106.63917 (Whittlesey House)
1903 Norwegian Vernacular SR 1975
Albuquerque landmark

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