In historic Pueblo communities, Spanish colonists established great mission church complexes that would influence traditional Pueblo buildings. These mission complexes often housed a large multistoried church, housing for priests, cemeteries, gardens, and other useful structures for stables, carpentry and food storage. Many classic Spanish Pueblo mission churches survive, well-preserved and a source of pride for Pueblo people.
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Couse – Sharp Historic Site
North Region: Taos
Constructed 1835. The historic Site includes not only the home and studio of E.I. Couse, but the garden designed by his wife, Virginia, the workshops of his son, Kibbey, and the two studios of his neighbor and fellow artist, Joseph Henry Sharp. The Site also reflects the contributions of a Read more…
Eddy County Courthouse
Southeast Region: Carlsbad
Constructed 1939. The original courthouse built in 1891, was a Victorian structure built for $21,000 with a steeple and dark colored locally-made brick; later additions were built similarly. When New Deal funds ($185,000) became available in 1939, the architecture of the building was drastically changed to the early Spanish style Read more…