Historic Downtown Farmington

Constructed 1924. The Allen Theater was built on the site of the former Allen Opera House that was destroyed by fire in 1922. The first talkies were played at the Allen Theater in 1937 and the first concession stand was installed in 1947. The two story building was a cream Read more…

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…

Constructed 1930. After the mid 1870s, the population of the Four Corners area began to grow with the actual settlement of Farmingtown, later shortened to Farmington. The town was settled by pioneers from Animas City, CO at the confluence of the La Plata, Animas, and San Juan Rivers. Farmington began Read more…

Constructed 1948. Built and run as a family movie theater until 1982, the Totah Theater had a seating capacity of 500. The Totah was home of the San Juan Stage Company for a few years then closed and used for storage. The Totah was purchased by former Farmington Mayor Tom Read more…