St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church (Raton, New Mexico)

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St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church
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St. John's Church in 2012
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Nearest city Raton, New Mexico
Coordinates 36°54′52″N104°12′18″W / 36.91444°N 104.20500°W / 36.91444; -104.20500
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1897
NRHP reference No. 78001814 [1]
NMSRCP No. 373
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 18, 1978
Designated NMSRCPFebruary 28, 1975

The St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church in Raton, New Mexico is a historic church. It was built in 1897 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The listing included three contributing buildings. [1]

It is a 24 by 36 feet (7.3 m × 11.0 m) stone building. It was built of native red sandstone, originally with a mortar similar to adobe which deteriorated. In more recently it was repointed with cement and a cement foundation was put into place. [2]

It is located on Johnson Mesa about 17 miles (27 km) east of Raton on New Mexico State Road 72. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church". National Park Service . Retrieved June 16, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1976
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