Metropolitan Park Bathhouse and Pool Historic District

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Metropolitan Park Bathhouse and Pool Historic District
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LocationSouth Frontage Road of Interstate 40, 1.5 miles west of the western exit for Tucumcari, New Mexico
Coordinates 35°8′43″N103°48′1″W / 35.14528°N 103.80028°W / 35.14528; -103.80028
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1940;83 years ago (1940)
Built byCCC
Architect Trent Thomas
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival
MPS New Deal in New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No. 96000268 [1]
NMSRCP No.1618 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 1996
Designated NMSRCPJanuary 26, 1996

The Metropolitan Park Bathhouse and Pool Historic District, in Tucumcari in Quay County, New Mexico, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The listing includes one contributing building, a contributing structure, and a contributing site. [1]

It is a 1.8-acre (0.73 ha) parcel, 240 by 330 feet (73 m × 101 m), which contains a bathhouse building, a swimming pool, and a landscaped park. The bathhouse, a one-story Spanish-Pueblo Revival style building, was built in 1940. The parcel has also been known locally as Five Mile Park and as the Apache Wells Lions Club Park. [3]

The architect was Trent Thomas. [3] He is also associated with:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "New Mexico's Rich Cultural Heritage: Listed State and National Register Properties" (PDF). New Mexico Historic Preservation Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 10, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  3. 1 2 David Kammer (September 30, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Metropolitan Park Bathhouse and Pool Historic District / Five Mile Park / Apache Wells Lions Club Park". National Park Service . Retrieved June 4, 2017. With photo from 1995.