Nason House

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University President's House
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LocationSouth of University Avenue between Espina and Solano, NMSU, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Coordinates 32°17′02″N106°45′16″W / 32.28389°N 106.75444°W / 32.28389; -106.75444 (University President's House) Coordinates: 32°17′02″N106°45′16″W / 32.28389°N 106.75444°W / 32.28389; -106.75444 (University President's House)
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1918
Architectural style Prairie School
MPS New Mexico Campus Buildings Built 1906-1937 TR
NRHP reference # 88001549 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1989

The Nason House, formerly the University President's House, is a historic house in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. It was constructed as the official residence of the president of New Mexico State University. It was built on the NMSU campus in 1918. It was designed in the Prairie School architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 16, 1989. [1]

Las Cruces, New Mexico City in New Mexico, United States

Las Cruces is the seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 97,618, and in 2015 the estimated population was 101,643, making it the second largest city in the state, after Albuquerque. Las Cruces is the largest city in both Doña Ana County and southern New Mexico. The Las Cruces metropolitan area had an estimated population of 213,676 in 2014. It is the principal city of a metropolitan statistical area which encompasses all of Doña Ana County and is part of the larger El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area.

New Mexico State University

New Mexico State University is a public, land-grant and space-grant, research university in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is the flagship campus of NMSU System. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in the state of New Mexico. Total enrollment across all campuses as of 2017 was 24580, with branch campuses in Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Doña Ana County and Grants, and with extension and research centers across New Mexico.

Prairie School architectural style

Prairie School is a late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural style, most common to the Midwestern United States. The style is usually marked by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in horizontal bands, integration with the landscape, solid construction, craftsmanship, and discipline in the use of ornament. Horizontal lines were thought to evoke and relate to the wide, flat, treeless expanses of America's native prairie landscape.

In 1980, a new residence was constructed for the University president, and this structure was refurbished to accommodate the Center for Latin American and Border Studies. In 1987, the building was renamed, dedicating it to Willoughby Nason, a university graduate student who died in 1979 before completing his thesis. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Tim Price; Corinne P. Sze (1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: University President's House". National Park Service . Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  3. "Nason House". New Mexico State University. Retrieved May 24, 2018.