Before New Mexico became a state in 1912, Carnegie libraries flourished and the Museum of New Mexico led community efforts to preserve the state’s rich archaeological and historical artifacts. These legacies continue to enrich intellectual life for all New Mexicans and visitors.
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E. Romero Hose and Fire Co.
North Region: Las Vegas
Constructed 1909 Built in 1882, burned and rebuilt in 1909, the E. Romero Hose & Fire Building is the home of the first volunteer fire department in New Mexico. The original wood frame fire house was replaced by the brick building in 1909. The 1913 Sanborn map notes for the Read more…
E3 Children’s Museum & Science Center
Northwest Region: Farmington
Constructed 1937. The Farmington library was moved to a new building constructed in 1937 as a Works Progress Administration project located on the small city park at the corner of East La Plata and Orchard. The collection consisted of 2,000 books. This building was remodeled in 1961 and again in Read more…
Ernest L. Blumenschein House
North Region: Taos
Constructed 1860. Ernest L. Blumeschein was among the first professional artists to discover the many charms of Taos in 1898. According to legend, Blumenschein and artist friend Bert Phillips supply wagon broke down on the outskirts of Taos, and they found the adobe village by chance. They remained for decades Read more…
Gallup Cultural Center
Northwest Region: Gallup
Constructed 1918. The Amtrak stop in Gallup is a two-story stucco station built in 1918 in the Mission Revival architectural style. It was originally constructed to serve as an area headquarters for the Santa Fe Railway, the successor to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. A Harvey House hotel and restaurant, Read more…
Herzstein Memorial Museum
Northeast Region: Clayton
Constructed 1919. Originally built as a Methodist Episcopal Church in 1919, the Herzstein Memorial Museum houses the largest WPA collection in the State of New Mexico. The collection includes furniture, paintings, and other items made by workers of the WPA. — Source: Herzstein Memorial Museum website 22 S. 2nd St. Read more…
Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico
Southeast Region: Roswell
Constructed 1912. The Center serves as a repository for historical items from Southeast New Mexico. Contained within the collection are bronze busts by John Raymond Terken in 1937. The busts are of prominent citizens John S. Chisum, Joseph Lea, John J. Hagerman and Amelia Bolton Church. — Source: “Public Art Read more…
Kit Carson House
North Region: Taos
Constructed 1860. Kit Carson gained national fame during the Santa Fe Trail era as a scout and military leader. Originally from Missouri, Carson settled in Taos and married into the local Jaramillo family. His house on Kit Carson Road near the plaza retains its distinctive Territorial style portal and is Read more…
Las Cruces Railroad Museum
South Region: Las Cruces
Constructed 1910. The first Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe (AT&SF) train arrived in Las Cruces on April 26, 1881. The first depot was a wood frame building that was later moved on flatcars down the line to Al Tuna (present day Anthony, TX). The wood frame building provided passenger and Read more…
Lea County Museum
Southeast Region: Lovington
Constructed 1920. Lovington is the county seat of Lea County, it became a town in 1908 when settlers from east of the Texas line homesteaded the western edges of the Llano Estacado in New Mexico Territory. New Mexico became a state in 1912. Lea County was founded in 1917. The Read more…
New Mexico Mining Museum
West Region: Grants
Constructed 1990. The simulated Uranium Mining Museum is top notch! Retrace the experience of going underground and see what the Miners worked in everyday and learn about the rich historical legacy of mining and culture of Grants/Cibola County. The initial boom in the Grants area started soon after Paddy Martinez, Read more…