Robert Dietz Farmhouse

Robert Dietz Farmhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NM State Register of Cultural Properties
Dietz Farmhouse, 2010
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Location	4117 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coordinates	35°8′23″N106°40′44″W / 35.13972°N 106.67889°W / 35.13972; -106.67889
Built	1914
Architectural style	Prairie School
NRHP reference No.	84002852 [1]
NMSRCP No.	946 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 9, 1984
Designated NMSRCP	August 25, 1983

The Robert Dietz Farmhouse is a historic house in the North Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was originally a one-story farmhouse built in 1914 by Robert Dietz, a native of Syracuse, New York, who moved to Albuquerque in 1910 like many others seeking treatment for tuberculosis. A second story was added in 1928, turning the building into a "grand home". The Dietz family lived and farmed there until the 1940s. ^[3] It was listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1983 ^[2] and the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. ^[1]

The Dietz house is a two-story stuccoed frame building aligned along a north–south axis. The house design is a vernacular adaptation of Prairie School architecture, with a low, overhanging hip roof, and sash windows arranged in bands surrounded by wooden trim to "create an impression of horizontality". The house has over 100 windows in total. A stable on the property is also included in the National Register listing. ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "State and National Register Spreadsheet" (Excel). New Mexico Department of Historic Preservation. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Robert Dietz Farmhouse". National Park Service. February 9, 1984. with four accompanying photos.