Common and popular building projects in rural communities and urban neighborhoods lacked professional design expertise, relying on the ingenuity and skill of local builders. Using readily available materials, especially corrugated metal for roofing and lumberyard elements, vernacular buildings in New Mexico often incorporate interesting flourishes and folk art details.
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Charles Motel and Spa
Southwest Region: Truth or Consequences
Constructed 1938. The Charles is made up of two historical buildings. The Spa building, constructed in the late 1940s, and The Charles Apartments, built in the late 1930s, sit side-by-side on Broadway, awaiting the arrival of guests who venture to the southwest for a relaxing getaway, or on a quest Read more…
El Rancho Hotel
Northwest Region: Gallup
Constructed 1936. El Rancho Hotel was built in 1936 in an inspired ranch style fantasy by R. E. Griffith, the brother of film director D. W. Griffith. It was a popular home for dozens of Hollywood film stars who stayed there during Gallup’s heyday as a Western film location in Read more…
La Paloma Hot Springs and Spa
Southwest Region: Truth or Consequences
Constructed 1910. We are grateful to be the stewards of the last two remaining natural flow bathhouses in what was originally know as “Ojo *Caliente* de las Palomas” later known as Hot Springs, NM and currently known as Truth or Consequences, NM. These two bathhouses shelter the original source of Read more…