Historic Districts
Style: Territorial
Mora Historic District
North Region
Constructed 1900
Mora was founded in 1835 after a land grant was awarded to settlers by the Mexican government. The land grant was called “Santa Gertrudis de Mora†thereby establishing St. Gertrude as the patron saint of the fledgling village. Mora residents rebelled against the new American regime in 1847 during the Taos Revolt and bloody battle was fought in the Mora Valley destroying many houses. With the construction of Ft. Union nearby, Mora became an agricultural center, producing wheat and other products for the soldiers and the Santa Fe Trail trade. French Canadian entrepreneur Ceran St. Vrain built a great stone mill on the Mora River to process the bountiful grain and by 1900 four other mills were constructed in or near Mora. BY 1900, the village had grown substantially with sturdy adobe homes and ranch buildings constructed, which form the heart of the historic district. The district features many unique adobe structures, some elaborated with wooden carved details.
State Hwy 518, State Hwy 94, State Hwy 434 | Mora, NM 87732 | 575-387-6072
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