Constructed 1906.
The Tucumcari Railroad Depot was built by the Union Pacific line as more railroad lines penetrated into the NM Territory. The Tucumcari depot is among the most impressive surviving depot buildings in the state, lovingly restored by the community with the assistance of state and federal grants in 2011-12. The building’s future use is to be a railroad museum, but now houses the Tucumcari Main Street program offices.
Railroad Avenue Tucumcari, NM 88401
Constructed 1915. The Central Hotel is similar in architectural style and construction to its more substantial neighbor across the street, the Belen Hotel. The Central also thrived on the heavy railroad commerce ushered into Belen Read more…
Constructed 1909. The construction of the Belen cut-off railroad line through central New Mexico in 1907 was a great boon for the village of Belen. Within two years, the Santa Fe Railroad constructed a handsome Read more…
Constructed 1910. The Belen Hotel was quickly built to accommodate the surging railroad business enabled by the rerouting of the major Santa Fe Railroad train traffic through Clovis and the so-called Belen cut-off. The building Read more…