After the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 was adopted, New Mexico established historic districts in Spanish colonial neighborhoods, territorial boomtowns, American downtowns, eastern plains and oil patch towns. These districts preserve the best of New Mexico’s architectural landmarks.
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Silver Avenue Historic District
Southwest Region: Deming
Constructed 1900. With the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railway in 1881 and the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad six months later, the town of Deming was born. First a tent city and shantytown, it did not take long before permanent buildings were erected. The Downtown Deming Historic District Read more…
Silver City Historic District
Southwest Region: Silver City
Constructed 1900. The Silver City Historic District (SCHD) contains the core commercial downtown, the earliest and finest residences of prominent settlers, and important public buildings such as the Grant County Courthouse, which was the town’s first National Register district listing in 1978 (#375377). The Big Ditch or San Vicente Arroyo Read more…
Silver Hill Historic District
Central Region: Albuquerque
Constructed 1920. Silver Hill is a neighborhood in southeast Albuquerque which is significant as one of the oldest developments on the city’s east mesa. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by Central Avenue, Yale Boulevard, Central New Mexico Community College and the UNM campus. The early to mid-Twentieth Century neighborhood features Read more…
Taos Downtown Historic District
North Region: Taos
Constructed 1850. After the period of Mexican rule, New Mexico was claimed as a territory for the United States in 1846. President Fillmore established New Mexico as an official territory in 1850, and Taos became a county in 1852. Taos Valley flourished during this period and other cultures found their Read more…