The marriage of Pueblo adobe architecture and Spanish building technology was modified again in the 20th Century with the introduction of new “American” innovations and design sensibilities. The so called “Santa Fe style” or Spanish Pueblo Revival was adapted to large public buildings such as the Museum of Fine Arts and La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe about 1920 and quickly spread to other communities. The Public Works Administration (WPA) adopted the Spanish Pueblo Revival style for many courthouses and public projects.
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El Pueblo Lodge
North Region: Taos
Constructed 1912. The main lobby and nearby Casita building at the El Pueblo Lodge were originally built in 1912 as a ranch. In 1945, four guest rooms were constructed on the south side of the property. Then in the early 1950s, another seven rooms were added to the South building. Two Read more…
El Rancho Theater
Southwest Region: Deming
Constructed 1942. Opened in February 18, 1942 as the El Rancho Theater. The theater accommodated 600 patrons. The opening movie was “Skylark” starring Claudette Colbert. The El Rancho was later named the Deming Theater and after being remodeled in the 1970s called the Sunn Theater. Heavens Beauty Salon now operates Read more…
Historic Taos Inn
North Region: Taos
Constructed 1830. The town doctor, T.P. Martin, initially purchased one house from a cluster of old adobes around a small plazuella, anchored by a community well. The original building dates back to the early 1800s and was once owned by Arthur Manby. The doctor and his second wife, Helen, eventually Read more…
Hotel Andaluz (Hilton Hotel)
Central Region: Albuquerque
Constructed 1939. The Hotel Andaluz is the former Albuquerque Hilton Hotel, one of the first hotels built by hotel baron Conrad Hilton, a native of San Antonio, New Mexico. The hotel was built at a cost of $700,000 in 1939, and originally offered 176 rooms. When completed, the Albuquerque Hilton Read more…
Hotel La Fonda de Taos
North Region: Taos
Constructed 1937. There has been a hotel at this location since 1820. The first establishment, called the St. Vrain Mercantile Store, supplied locals and travelers with everything from tack and seed to rooms and a saloon. While there were numerous fires in the Plaza, the hotel was never affected. In Read more…
Lee Belle Johnson Center
Southwest Region: Truth or Consequences
This building bears WPA markers on its exterior. 301 S. Foch St. Truth or Consequences, NM 87901 | 575-894-6641
Mabel Dodge Luhan House
North Region: Taos
Constructed 1918. Mabel Ganson Evans Dodge Sterne Luhan, an author and friend of prominent artists and intellectuals, was born in New York in 1879. She was well-known in the New York art scene, holding salons for artists and writers, before moving to Santa Fe in 1917 to join her third Read more…
McKinley County Courthouse
Northwest Region: Gallup
Constructed 1939. Built in 1939, the McKinley County Courthouse was partially funded by the Public Works Administration and is listed on the state and national historic registers. Designed by the regionally renowned firm Trost & Trost, the four-story Spanish-Pueblo Revival style building is embellished in its interior with wood beams, Read more…
Monte Vista Fire Station
Central Region: Albuquerque
Constructed 1936. Recognized on both the state and national historic register, Monte Vista Fire Station, designed by city architect E.H. Blumenthal, was built with WPA funds and completed in 1936. The hollow block and stucco building was constructed with local materials and labor. It is built in the Pueblo Revival Read more…
Morgan Hall
Southwest Region: Deming
Constructed 1908. Built in 1908, it was originally the City Hall and fire station. It was remodeled in 1938 by the WPA in Spanish-Pueblo Revival Style. Meeting rooms, a stage, and an auditorium with high ceilings are still used for meetings,stage productions, and music venue as the Deming Performing Arts Read more…