La Luz Pottery Factory

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La Luz Pottery Factory
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The factory in 2009
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Nearest city La Luz, New Mexico
Coordinates 32°58′45″N105°54′08″W / 32.97917°N 105.90222°W / 32.97917; -105.90222 (La Luz Pottery Factory)
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1929 (1929)
Built byRowland Hazard
NRHP reference No. 79001544 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1979

La Luz Pottery Factory is a former factory in La Luz, New Mexico. The buildings, including three houses, an adobe warehouse and kiln, a clay processing plant, and storerooms, were built circa 1929. [2] The factory, founded by Rowland Hazard, made roof and floor tiles as well as pots until it closed down in 1942. [2] The tiles were used in buildings like the Albuquerque Little Theatre. [2] The complex has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 29, 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: La Luz Pottery Factory". National Park Service . Retrieved February 3, 2019. With accompanying pictures