Paden's Drug Store

Paden's Drug Store
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1200-1208 E Ave., Carrizozo, New Mexico
Coordinates	33°38′35″N105°52′42″W / 33.64306°N 105.87833°W / 33.64306; -105.87833 (Paden's Drug Store)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1907
Built by	Tennis, D.B.
Architectural style	Commercial vernacular
NRHP reference No.	05000204 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 23, 2005

Paden's Drug Store, at 1200-1208 E Ave. in Carrizozo, New Mexico, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It was built in 1907. ^[1]

The listing includes two buildings. The most prominent is the two-part commercial building built in 1909 and modified to add a second story, by Carrizozo builder D.B. Tennis, in 1917. ^[2]

In 1937, Melvin G. Paden sold the pharmacy to “Red” Eaker who retained the "Paden" name and ran the store until 1954. ^[3] In 1977, Carrizozo resident Roy Dow, who owned a gift shop, moved his shop into the Paden Drug Store. ^[3]

Paden's Drug Store recently operated as a Gift Gallery and Ice Cream Parlour. ^[3]

In April 2022, Marc Cohen and Julia Danielle quietly purchased the Paden Drug Store building, with plans to make improvements.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Marty Davenport (November 2, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Paden Drugstore Complex / Paden's Drug Store / Paden Hospital / Roy's Gift Gallery". National Park Service . Retrieved January 22, 2019. With accompanying seven photos from 2004
3. "Carrizozo's Paden's Drug Store a reminder of a by-gone era". Ruidoso News. Retrieved January 23, 2019.