Constructed 1950. The luxurious El Monte Sagrado Living Resort and Spa, located in Taos is a place as unique as the philosophy that guides it. Renowned for its commitments to ecological preservation and sustainability, the lush sanctuary of El Monte Sagrado is where you can nurture your mind, body and Read more…
Constructed 1912. The main lobby and nearby Casita building at the El Pueblo Lodge were originally built in 1912 as a ranch. In 1945, four guest rooms were constructed on the south side of the property. Then in the early 1950s, another seven rooms were added to the South building. Two Read more…
Constructed 1830. The town doctor, T.P. Martin, initially purchased one house from a cluster of old adobes around a small plazuella, anchored by a community well. The original building dates back to the early 1800s and was once owned by Arthur Manby. The doctor and his second wife, Helen, eventually Read more…
Constructed 1937. There has been a hotel at this location since 1820. The first establishment, called the St. Vrain Mercantile Store, supplied locals and travelers with everything from tack and seed to rooms and a saloon. While there were numerous fires in the Plaza, the hotel was never affected. In Read more…
Constructed 1916. In 1937, UNM and the Works Projects Administration (WPA), working in cooperation to create an enhanced facility, embarked on a major expansion and renovation project of the Harwood complex. Designed by John Gaw Meem, one of the best known architects of the Southwest, the Harwood addition became one Read more…
Constructed 1936. Closed cinema. Southwest Plaza Taos, NM 87571 Photo by Elmo Baca.
Constructed 1932. The 1932 Spanish-Pueblo Revival style courthouse was built with partial funding from the PWAP and is located on the north side of the Taos plaza. The second floor courtroom was decorated with ten frescoes of subjects related to the use and misuse of the law. The frescos were Read more…
Constructed 1940. Nicolai Fechin was a supremely talented Russian artist who emigrated to the United States in the early Twentieth Century and ultimately settled in Taos about 1920. Fechin was trained in Russian folk arts and used his skills to create a unique fusion with the New Mexico folk arts Read more…
Constructed 1918. Mabel Ganson Evans Dodge Sterne Luhan, an author and friend of prominent artists and intellectuals, was born in New York in 1879. She was well-known in the New York art scene, holding salons for artists and writers, before moving to Santa Fe in 1917 to join her third Read more…
Constructed 1937. The original Belen City Hall was completed by the WPA in 1937. The building still belongs to the city, but is no longer in use. With assistance from New Mexico MainStreet, Belen MainStreet recently completed a Facade Squad on the building, painting and repairing the exterior of the Read more…