Constructed 1930.
On the north side of Central, the Monte Vista Addition was platted in 1926 by William Leverett. Due to topography and drainage concerns, the streets were laid out in an irregular pattern around two intersecting diagonal boulevards, Campus and Monte Vista. Leverett also set aside a large plot for a public elementary school in order to make the development more attractive to potential residents. Opened in 1930 as only the second elementary school on the East Mesa, Monte Vista Elementary School is still operating and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
By 1930, over 100 houses had been built in the Monte Vista Addition. The other Nob Hill subdivisions were developed around the same time. Granada Heights was platted in 1925, followed by College View in 1926 and Mesa Grande in 1931. In 1995 Albuquerque commissioned a survey of parts of Nob Hill to record facts about buildings and to determine if particular buildings or districts might warrant nomination to the State Register of Cultural Properties. A district largely mirroring the Monte Vista subdivision and the College View subdivision, both platted in 1926, was identified and nominated. The district was listed in the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties on September 18, 1998 in recognition of the large number of properties still displaying historic character illustrating the development of Albuquerque in the era between 1926 and WWII.
On August 3, 2001, the District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Most of the 859 buildings in the district are houses and are not separately registered. Rather, in the survey, it was determined that 702 of them contribute to the significance of the district.
Girard and Lomas Avenues, Morningside Drive, Copper Avenue, Campus and Monte Vista Blvd. Albuquerque, NM
Photo by Elmo Baca.
