List of National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico

This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico. New Mexico has 46 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), including Raton Pass which is shared with Colorado, and listed by the National Park Service as in that state.

Existing NHLs

The NHLs are distributed across 22 of New Mexico's 33 counties.

[1]	Landmark name	Image	Date designated [2]	Location	County	Description
1	Abó	Abó More images	June 13, 1962 (#66000497)	Abo 34°26′56″N106°22′17″W / 34.448889°N 106.371389°W / 34.448889; -106.371389 (Abó)	Torrance	Pueblo ruins, and ruins of a Spanish mission, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
2	Acoma Pueblo	Acoma Pueblo More images	October 9, 1960 (#66000500)	Acoma Pueblo 34°53′47″N107°34′55″W / 34.896389°N 107.581944°W / 34.896389; -107.581944 (Acoma Pueblo)	Cibola	Native American pueblo built atop a 225-foot sandstone mesa; one of longest-occupied places in North America
3	Bandelier CCC Historic District	Bandelier CCC Historic District More images	May 28, 1987 (#87001452)	Bandelier National Monument 35°46′46″N106°16′13″W / 35.77942°N 106.270287°W / 35.77942; -106.270287 (Bandelier CCC Historic District)	Los Alamos and Sandoval	Civilian Conservation Corps buildings and infrastructure
4	Barrio De Analco Historic District	Barrio De Analco Historic District More images	October 18, 1968 (#68000032)	Santa Fe 35°41′00″N105°56′11″W / 35.683333°N 105.936389°W / 35.683333; -105.936389 (Barrio De Analco Historic District)	Santa Fe	Historic district including the oldest house in the state of New Mexico, and the oldest Catholic church in the continental United States (Oldest Churches, Annexed Territories vs original founding Colony States). [3]
5	Big Bead Mesa		July 19, 1964 (#66000958)	Casa Salazar	Sandoval	Fortified Navajo village site; served as a base for trade and raiding from 1745 to 1812
6	Blackwater Draw	Blackwater Draw More images	January 20, 1961 (#66000483)	Clovis 34°16′40″N103°19′28″W / 34.277874°N 103.32458°W / 34.277874; -103.32458 (Blackwater Draw)	Roosevelt	Archaeological type site of the Clovis culture
7	Ernest L. Blumenschein House	Ernest L. Blumenschein House More images	December 21, 1965 (#66000495)	Taos 36°24′21″N105°34′37″W / 36.405954°N 105.576890°W / 36.405954; -105.576890 (Ernest L. Blumenschein House)	Taos	Home of painter Ernest L. Blumenschein, co-founder of Taos Art Colony
8	Carlsbad Irrigation District	Carlsbad Irrigation District More images	July 19, 1964 (#66000476)	Carlsbad 32°29′27″N104°15′08″W / 32.490796°N 104.252119°W / 32.490796; -104.252119 (Carlsbad Irrigation District)	Eddy	Early 20th-century water reclamation project
9	Kit Carson House	Kit Carson House More images	May 23, 1963 (#66000948)	Taos 36°24′19″N105°34′20″W / 36.405159°N 105.572131°W / 36.405159; -105.572131 (Kit Carson House)	Taos	Home of frontiersman Kit Carson
10	Denver & Rio Grande Railroad San Juan Extension  (Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad)	Denver & Rio Grande Railroad San Juan Extension More images	October 16, 2012 (#73000462)	Antonito, CO and Chama, NM 36°59′04″N106°18′20″W / 36.98442°N 106.305563°W / 36.98442; -106.305563 (Denver & Rio Grande Railroad San Juan Extension)	Archuleta, CO, Conejos, CO, and Rio Arriba, NM	Longest and most complete representation of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century railroading.
11	El Santuario de Chimayó	El Santuario de Chimayó More images	April 15, 1970 (#70000412)	Chimayo 35°59′21″N105°55′54″W / 35.989167°N 105.931667°W / 35.989167; -105.931667 (El Santuario de Chimayó)	Santa Fe	Roman Catholic church, famous for the story of its founding and as a contemporary pilgrimage site
12	Folsom site	Folsom site	January 20, 1961 (#66000473)	Folsom 36°52′54″N104°04′16″W / 36.88169°N 104.07108°W / 36.88169; -104.07108 (Folsom site)	Colfax	Archaeological site; type site for the Folsom tradition
13	Fort Bayard Site	Fort Bayard Site More images	March 19, 2004 (#02000726)	Santa Clara 32°47′47″N108°08′56″W / 32.796389°N 108.148889°W / 32.796389; -108.148889 (Fort Bayard Site)	Grant	Site of an 1866 post of Buffalo Soldiers
14	Glorieta Pass Battlefield	Glorieta Pass Battlefield More images	November 5, 1961 (#66000486)	Pecos 35°33′36″N105°47′08″W / 35.56°N 105.785556°W / 35.56; -105.785556 (Glorieta Pass Battlefield)	Santa Fe	Site of American Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass
15	Hawikuh	Hawikuh More images	October 9, 1960 (#66000502)	Zuni 34°56′18″N108°59′57″W / 34.938404°N 108.999155°W / 34.938404; -108.999155 (Hawikuh)	Cibola	Largest of the Zuni pueblos; founded in the 13th century
16	Las Trampas Historic District	Las Trampas Historic District More images	May 28, 1967 (#67000007)	Las Trampas 36°07′51″N105°45′48″W / 36.130701°N 105.763285°W / 36.130701; -105.763285 (Las Trampas Historic District)	Taos	Founded in 1751 by twelve Spanish families from Santa Fe; known for the church of San José de Gracia
17	Lincoln Historic District	Lincoln Historic District More images	December 19, 1960 (#66000477)	Lincoln 33°29′41″N105°22′56″W / 33.494722°N 105.382222°W / 33.494722; -105.382222 (Lincoln Historic District)	Lincoln	Well-preserved cow town, Ground Zero for Lincoln County War! The Lincoln County Jail (former Murphy Store) where Billy the Kid made his final escape, killing (HELLO BOB!) deputy Bob Olinger & James bell. A must see!
18	Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory	Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory More images	December 21, 1965 (#66000893)	Los Alamos 35°52′32″N106°19′27″W / 35.875556°N 106.324167°W / 35.875556; -106.324167 (Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory)	Los Alamos	United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory; major site of the Manhattan Project
19	Mabel Dodge Luhan House	Mabel Dodge Luhan House More images	December 4, 1991 (#78001832)	Taos 36°24′29″N105°33′52″W / 36.408056°N 105.564444°W / 36.408056; -105.564444 (Mabel Dodge Luhan House)	Taos	Artists' haven of Mabel Dodge Luhan, now an inn
20	Manuelito Complex		July 19, 1964 (#66000894)	Manuelito	McKinley	Major post-Chaco culture sites
21	Mesilla Plaza	Mesilla Plaza More images	July 4, 1961 (#82003323)	Mesilla 32°16′28″N106°47′44″W / 32.274311°N 106.795462°W / 32.274311; -106.795462 (Mesilla Plaza)	Doña Ana	Town center historically associated with US acquisition of New Mexico
22	National Park Service Region III Office	National Park Service Region III Office More images	May 28, 1987 (#70000067)	Santa Fe 35°39′54″N105°55′21″W / 35.665134°N 105.922622°W / 35.665134; -105.922622 (National Park Service Region III Office)	Santa Fe	Masterpiece of Spanish/Pueblo revival architecture
23	Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio	Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio More images	August 5, 1998 (#98001197)	Abiquiu 36°12′22″N106°19′01″W / 36.206172°N 106.316872°W / 36.206172; -106.316872 (Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio)	Rio Arriba	Home and studio of artist Georgia O'Keeffe
24	Palace of the Governors	Palace of the Governors More images	October 9, 1960 (#66000489)	Santa Fe 35°41′09″N105°56′15″W / 35.685936°N 105.937504°W / 35.685936; -105.937504 (Palace of the Governors)	Santa Fe	Adobe structure; construction began in 1610; served as the seat of government in New Mexico for centuries; oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States
25	Pecos Pueblo	Pecos Pueblo More images	October 9, 1960 (#66000485)	Pecos 35°33′00″N105°41′22″W / 35.549905°N 105.68939°W / 35.549905; -105.68939 (Pecos Pueblo)	San Miguel	Large pueblo abandoned in 19th century; in Pecos National Historical Park
26	Puye Ruins	Puye Ruins More images	May 23, 1966 (#66000481)	Espanola 35°58′32″N106°13′39″W / 35.975556°N 106.2275°W / 35.975556; -106.2275 (Puye Ruins)	Rio Arriba and Sandoval	Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings
27	Ernie Pyle House	Ernie Pyle House More images	September 20, 2006 (#97001103)	Albuquerque 35°04′13″N106°36′45″W / 35.070156°N 106.612581°W / 35.070156; -106.612581 (Ernie Pyle House)	Bernalillo	Former home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle
28	Quarai	Quarai More images	June 13, 1962 (#66000498)	Manzano 34°35′45″N106°17′42″W / 34.595833°N 106.295°W / 34.595833; -106.295 (Quarai)	Torrance	Pueblo and Spanish mission ruins; part of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
29	Rabbit Ears	Rabbit Ears More images	May 23, 1963 (#66000499)	Clayton 36°35′32″N103°13′28″W / 36.592222°N 103.224444°W / 36.592222; -103.224444 (Rabbit Ears)	Union	Twin mountain peaks that were landmarks to wagon trains on Santa Fe Trail
30	Ratón Pass	Ratón Pass More images	December 19, 1960 (#66000474)	Raton, NM and Trinidad, CO 36°59′28″N104°29′12″W / 36.991134°N 104.486654°W / 36.991134; -104.486654 (Ratón Pass)	Colfax	Mountain pass on the Santa Fe Trail along the Colorado-New Mexico border. Extends into Las Animas County, Colorado.
31	San Estevan del Rey Mission Church	San Estevan del Rey Mission Church More images	April 15, 1970 (#70000417)	Acoma 34°53′42″N107°34′57″W / 34.895068°N 107.582476°W / 34.895068; -107.582476 (San Estevan del Rey Mission Church)	Cibola	Church founded in 1629
32	San Francisco de Asís Mission Church	San Francisco de Asís Mission Church More images	April 15, 1970 (#70000416)	Ranchos de Taos 36°21′31″N105°36′28″W / 36.3586°N 105.6078°W / 36.3586; -105.6078 (San Francisco de Asís Mission Church)	Taos	Mission church on Ranchos de Taos Plaza
33	San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge	San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge More images	July 19, 1964 (#66000482)	Ohkay Owingeh 36°03′26″N106°05′01″W / 36.057306°N 106.083593°W / 36.057306; -106.083593 (San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge)	Rio Arriba	Site of the first Spanish capital of New Mexico
34	San José de Gracia Church	San José de Gracia Church More images	April 15, 1970 (#70000415)	Las Trampas 36°07′53″N105°45′28″W / 36.131389°N 105.757778°W / 36.131389; -105.757778 (San José de Gracia Church)	Taos	Built between 1760 and 1776; model of the adobe architecture; once used by Los Hermanos Penitentes
35	San José de los Jémez Mission and Gíusewa Pueblo Site	San José de los Jémez Mission and Gíusewa Pueblo Site More images	October 16, 2012 (#73001147)	Jemez Springs 35°46′42″N106°41′11″W / 35.778445°N 106.686498°W / 35.778445; -106.686498 (San José de los Jémez Mission and Gíusewa Pueblo Site)	Sandoval
36	San Lazaro		July 19, 1964 (#66000490)	Santa Fe	Santa Fe
37	Sandia Cave	Sandia Cave More images	January 20, 1961 (#66000487)	Bernalillo 35°15′08″N106°24′27″W / 35.252221°N 106.407583°W / 35.252221; -106.407583 (Sandia Cave)	Sandoval	Cave in which prehistoric artifacts were found and excavated in the 1930s. Accessible via a USFS hiking trail.
38	Santa Fe Plaza	Santa Fe Plaza More images	December 19, 1960 (#66000491)	Santa Fe 35°41′07″N105°56′15″W / 35.685396°N 105.937498°W / 35.685396; -105.937498 (Santa Fe Plaza)	Santa Fe	Central park lined with grass, trees, and benches; Indian War Memorial monument; performing arts stage
39	Seton Village	Seton Village More images	December 21, 1965 (#66000492)	Santa Fe 35°35′56″N105°55′54″W / 35.598889°N 105.931667°W / 35.598889; -105.931667 (Seton Village)	Santa Fe
40	Taos Pueblo	Taos Pueblo More images	October 9, 1960 (#66000496)	Taos 36°26′21″N105°32′44″W / 36.43917°N 105.54559°W / 36.43917; -105.54559 (Taos Pueblo)	Taos	This ancient pueblo belongs to a Northern Tiwa speaking Native American tribe of Pueblo people. Being approximately 1000 years old, it is believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited building in North America. It is a multi-storied residential complex of reddish-brown adobe divided into two parts by the Rio Pueblo de Taos.
41	Trinity Site	Trinity Site More images	December 21, 1965 (#66000493)	Bingham 33°40′38″N106°28′31″W / 33.6773°N 106.4754°W / 33.6773; -106.4754 (Trinity Site)	Socorro	Site of the first nuclear weapon detonation.
42	Village of Columbus and Camp Furlong	Village of Columbus and Camp Furlong	May 15, 1975 (#75001164)	Columbus 31°49′39″N107°37′50″W / 31.8275°N 107.630556°W / 31.8275; -107.630556 (Village of Columbus and Camp Furlong)	Luna	Site of March 9, 1916 raid by Pancho Villa that had wide impacts
43	Wagon Mound	Wagon Mound More images	May 23, 1963 (#66000478)	Wagon Mound 36°00′01″N104°41′41″W / 36.000278°N 104.694722°W / 36.000278; -104.694722 (Wagon Mound)	Mora	Landmark on the Santa Fe Trail
44	Watrous (La Junta)	Watrous (La Junta) More images	May 23, 1963 (#66000480)	Watrous 35°48′03″N105°00′05″W / 35.800833°N 105.001389°W / 35.800833; -105.001389 (Watrous (La Junta))	Mora	Mountain and Cimarron Cutoff routes of Santa Fe Trail joined here
45	White Sands V-2 Launching Site	White Sands V-2 Launching Site More images	October 3, 1985 (#85003541)	White Sands Missile Range 32°23′58″N106°22′40″W / 32.399378°N 106.377814°W / 32.399378; -106.377814 (White Sands V-2 Launching Site)	Doña Ana
46	Zuni-Cibola Complex		December 2, 1974 (#74002267)	Zuni Pueblo 34°56′17″N108°59′56″W / 34.938°N 108.999°W / 34.938; -108.999 (Zuni-Cibola Complex)	Cibola and McKinley	Complex of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites on Zuni Reservation

Historic areas of the NPS in New Mexico

National Historical Parks, some National Monuments, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs per se. There are nine of these in New Mexico. The National Park Service lists these fourteen together with the NHLs in the state. ^[4]

	Landmark name	Image	Date established [5]	Location	County	Description
1	Aztec Ruins National Monument		January 24, 1923	Aztec	San Juan	Preserves ancestral Pueblo structures in north-western New Mexico
2	Bandelier National Monument		February 11, 1916	Santa Fe	Sandoval and Los Alamos	Includes Frijoles Canyon; contains (restored) ruins of dwellings, kivas, rock paintings and petroglyphs
3	Chaco Culture National Historical Park		March 11, 1907	Farmington	San Juan and McKinley	Densest and most exceptional concentration of pueblos in the American Southwest
4	El Morro National Monument		December 8, 1906	Ramah	Cibola	Sandstone promontory with a pool of water at its base; shaded oasis in the western U.S. deser; Zuni Indians call it "A'ts'ina" (Place of writings on the rock); Anglo-Americans called it "Inscription Rock"; travelers left signatures, names, dates, and stories of their treks
5	Fort Union National Monument		April 5, 1956	Las Vegas, NM	Mora	Preserves the second of three forts constructed on the site beginning in 1851; also ruins of the third; visible network of ruts from the old Santa Fe Trail
6	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument		November 16, 1907	Silver City	Catron	Cliff dwellings from the 1280s through the early 1300s
7	Pecos National Historical Park		June 28, 1965	Santa Fe	Santa Fe and San Miguel	Includes parts of Glorieta Pass Battlefield, an NHL, as well as a mission and other areas.
8	Petroglyph National Monument		June 27, 1990	Albuquerque	Bernalillo	Variety of cultural and natural resources including five volcanic cones, hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 25,000 images carved by native peoples and early Spanish settlers
9	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument		November 1, 1909	Albuquerque	Torrance and Socorro	Reminders of this earliest contact between Pueblo Indians and Spanish Colonials: the ruins of four mission churches and the partially excavated pueblo of Las Humanas

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in New Mexico
• List of National Historic Landmarks by state
• List of National Natural Landmarks in New Mexico

References

1. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
2. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
3. List of the oldest churches in the United States
4. These are listed on p.114 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State", November 2007 version.
5. Date of listing as National Historic Site or similar designation, from various sources in articles indexed.

External links

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.