List of National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico

This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico. New Mexico has 46 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), including Raton Pass which is shared with Colorado, and listed by the National Park Service as in that state.

Existing NHLs

The NHLs are distributed across 22 of New Mexico's 33 counties.

	Landmark name	Image	Date designated	Location	County	Description
1	Abó	Abó	June 13, 1962 (#66000497)	Abo 34°26′56″N 106°22′17″W	Torrance	Pueblo ruins, and ruins of a Spanish mission, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
2	Acoma Pueblo	Acoma Pueblo	October 9, 1960 (#66000500)	Acoma Pueblo 34°53′47″N 107°34′55″W	Cibola	Native American pueblo built atop a 225-foot sandstone mesa; one of longest-occupied places in North America
3	Bandelier CCC Historic District	Bandelier CCC Historic District	May 28, 1987 (#87001452)	Bandelier National Monument 35°46′46″N 106°16′13″W	Los Alamos and Sandoval	Civilian Conservation Corps buildings and infrastructure
4	Barrio De Analco Historic District	Barrio De Analco Historic District	October 18, 1968 (#68000032)	Santa Fe 35°41′00″N 105°56′11″W	Santa Fe	Historic district including the oldest house in the state of New Mexico, and the oldest Catholic church in the continental United States (Oldest Churches, Annexed Territories vs original founding Colony States).
5	Big Bead Mesa		July 19, 1964 (#66000958)	Casa Salazar	Sandoval	Fortified Navajo village site; served as a base for trade and raiding from 1745 to 1812
6	Blackwater Draw	Blackwater Draw	January 20, 1961 (#66000483)	Clovis 34°16′40″N 103°19′28″W	Roosevelt	Archaeological type site of the Clovis culture
7	Ernest L. Blumenschein House	Ernest L. Blumenschein House	December 21, 1965 (#66000495)	Taos 36°24′21″N 105°34′37″W	Taos	Home of painter Ernest L. Blumenschein, co-founder of Taos Art Colony
8	Carlsbad Irrigation District	Carlsbad Irrigation District	July 19, 1964 (#66000476)	Carlsbad 32°29′27″N 104°15′08″W	Eddy	Early 20th-century water reclamation project
9	Kit Carson House	Kit Carson House	May 23, 1963 (#66000948)	Taos 36°24′19″N 105°34′20″W	Taos	Home of frontiersman Kit Carson
10	Denver & Rio Grande Railroad San Juan Extension (Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad)	Denver & Rio Grande Railroad San Juan Extension	October 16, 2012 (#73000462)	Antonito, CO and Chama, NM 36°59′04″N 106°18′20″W	Archuleta, CO, Conejos, CO, and Rio Arriba, NM	Longest and most complete representation of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century railroading.
11	El Santuario de Chimayó	El Santuario de Chimayó	April 15, 1970 (#70000412)	Chimayo 35°59′21″N 105°55′54″W	Santa Fe	Roman Catholic church, famous for the story of its founding and as a contemporary pilgrimage site
12	Folsom site	Folsom site	January 20, 1961 (#66000473)	Folsom 36°52′54″N 104°04′16″W	Colfax	Archaeological site; type site for the Folsom tradition
13	Fort Bayard Site	Fort Bayard Site	March 19, 2004 (#02000726)	Santa Clara 32°47′47″N 108°08′56″W	Grant	Site of an 1866 post of Buffalo Soldiers
14	Glorieta Pass Battlefield	Glorieta Pass Battlefield	November 5, 1961 (#66000486)	Pecos 35°33′36″N 105°47′08″W	Santa Fe	Site of American Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass
15	Hawikuh	Hawikuh	October 9, 1960 (#66000502)	Zuni 34°56′18″N 108°59′57″W	Cibola	Largest of the Zuni pueblos; founded in the 13th century
16	Las Trampas Historic District	Las Trampas Historic District	May 28, 1967 (#67000007)	Las Trampas 36°07′51″N 105°45′48″W	Taos	Founded in 1751 by twelve Spanish families from Santa Fe; known for the church of San José de Gracia
17	Lincoln Historic District	Lincoln Historic District	December 19, 1960 (#66000477)	Lincoln 33°29′41″N 105°22′56″W	Lincoln	Well-preserved cow town, Ground Zero for Lincoln County War! The Lincoln County Jail (former Murphy Store) where Billy the Kid made his final escape, killing (HELLO BOB!) deputy Bob Olinger & James bell. A must see!
18	Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory	Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory	December 21, 1965 (#66000893)	Los Alamos 35°52′32″N 106°19′27″W	Los Alamos	United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory; major site of the Manhattan Project
19	Mabel Dodge Luhan House	Mabel Dodge Luhan House	December 4, 1991 (#78001832)	Taos 36°24′29″N 105°33′52″W	Taos	Artists' haven of Mabel Dodge Luhan, now an inn
20	Manuelito Complex		July 19, 1964 (#66000894)	Manuelito	McKinley	Major post-Chaco culture sites
21	Mesilla Plaza	Mesilla Plaza	July 4, 1961 (#82003323)	Mesilla 32°16′28″N 106°47′44″W	Doña Ana	Town center historically associated with US acquisition of New Mexico
22	National Park Service Region III Office	National Park Service Region III Office	May 28, 1987 (#70000067)	Santa Fe 35°39′54″N 105°55′21″W	Santa Fe	Masterpiece of Spanish/Pueblo revival architecture
23	Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio	Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio	August 5, 1998 (#98001197)	Abiquiu 36°12′22″N 106°19′01″W	Rio Arriba	Home and studio of artist Georgia O'Keeffe
24	Palace of the Governors	Palace of the Governors	October 9, 1960 (#66000489)	Santa Fe 35°41′09″N 105°56′15″W	Santa Fe	Adobe structure; construction began in 1610; served as the seat of government in New Mexico for centuries; oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States
25	Pecos Pueblo	Pecos Pueblo	October 9, 1960 (#66000485)	Pecos 35°33′00″N 105°41′22″W	San Miguel	Large pueblo abandoned in 19th century; in Pecos National Historical Park
26	Puye Ruins	Puye Ruins	May 23, 1966 (#66000481)	Espanola 35°58′32″N 106°13′39″W	Rio Arriba and Sandoval	Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings
27	Ernie Pyle House	Ernie Pyle House	September 20, 2006 (#97001103)	Albuquerque 35°04′13″N 106°36′45″W	Bernalillo	Former home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle
28	Quarai	Quarai	June 13, 1962 (#66000498)	Manzano 34°35′45″N 106°17′42″W	Torrance	Pueblo and Spanish mission ruins; part of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
29	Rabbit Ears	Rabbit Ears	May 23, 1963 (#66000499)	Clayton 36°35′32″N 103°13′28″W	Union	Twin mountain peaks that were landmarks to wagon trains on Santa Fe Trail
30	Ratón Pass	Ratón Pass	December 19, 1960 (#66000474)	Raton, NM and Trinidad, CO 36°59′28″N 104°29′12″W	Colfax	Mountain pass on the Santa Fe Trail along the Colorado-New Mexico border. Extends into Las Animas County, Colorado.
31	San Estevan del Rey Mission Church	San Estevan del Rey Mission Church	April 15, 1970 (#70000417)	Acoma 34°53′42″N 107°34′57″W	Cibola	Church founded in 1629
32	San Francisco de Asís Mission Church	San Francisco de Asís Mission Church	April 15, 1970 (#70000416)	Ranchos de Taos 36°21′31″N 105°36′28″W	Taos	Mission church on Ranchos de Taos Plaza
33	San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge	San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge	July 19, 1964 (#66000482)	Ohkay Owingeh 36°03′26″N 106°05′01″W	Rio Arriba	Site of the first Spanish capital of New Mexico
34	San José de Gracia Church	San José de Gracia Church	April 15, 1970 (#70000415)	Las Trampas 36°07′53″N 105°45′28″W	Taos	Built between 1760 and 1776; model of the adobe architecture; once used by Los Hermanos Penitentes
35	San José de los Jémez Mission and Gíusewa Pueblo Site	San José de los Jémez Mission and Gíusewa Pueblo Site	October 16, 2012 (#73001147)	Jemez Springs 35°46′42″N 106°41′11″W	Sandoval
36	San Lazaro		July 19, 1964 (#66000490)	Santa Fe	Santa Fe
37	Sandia Cave	Sandia Cave	January 20, 1961 (#66000487)	Bernalillo 35°15′08″N 106°24′27″W	Sandoval	Cave in which prehistoric artifacts were found and excavated in the 1930s. Accessible via a USFS hiking trail.
38	Santa Fe Plaza	Santa Fe Plaza	December 19, 1960 (#66000491)	Santa Fe 35°41′07″N 105°56′15″W	Santa Fe	Central park lined with grass, trees, and benches; Indian War Memorial monument; performing arts stage
39	Seton Village	Seton Village	December 21, 1965 (#66000492)	Santa Fe 35°35′56″N 105°55′54″W	Santa Fe
40	Taos Pueblo	Taos Pueblo	October 9, 1960 (#66000496)	Taos 36°26′21″N 105°32′44″W	Taos	This ancient pueblo belongs to a Northern Tiwa speaking Native American tribe of Pueblo people. Being approximately 1000 years old, it is believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited building in North America. It is a multi-storied residential complex of reddish-brown adobe divided into two parts by the Rio Pueblo de Taos.
41	Trinity Site	Trinity Site	December 21, 1965 (#66000493)	Bingham 33°40′38″N 106°28′31″W	Socorro	Site of the first nuclear weapon detonation.
42	Village of Columbus and Camp Furlong	Village of Columbus and Camp Furlong	May 15, 1975 (#75001164)	Columbus 31°49′39″N 107°37′50″W	Luna	Site of March 9, 1916 raid by Pancho Villa that had wide impacts
43	Wagon Mound	Wagon Mound	May 23, 1963 (#66000478)	Wagon Mound 36°00′01″N 104°41′41″W	Mora	Landmark on the Santa Fe Trail
44	Watrous (La Junta)	Watrous (La Junta)	May 23, 1963 (#66000480)	Watrous 35°48′03″N 105°00′05″W	Mora	Mountain and Cimarron Cutoff routes of Santa Fe Trail joined here
45	White Sands V-2 Launching Site	White Sands V-2 Launching Site	October 3, 1985 (#85003541)	White Sands Missile Range 32°23′58″N 106°22′40″W	Doña Ana
46	Zuni-Cibola Complex		December 2, 1974 (#74002267)	Zuni Pueblo 34°56′17″N 108°59′56″W	Cibola and McKinley	Complex of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites on Zuni Reservation

Historic areas of the NPS in New Mexico

National Historical Parks, some National Monuments, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs per se. There are nine of these in New Mexico. The National Park Service lists these fourteen together with the NHLs in the state.

	Landmark name	Image	Date established	Location	County	Description
1	Aztec Ruins National Monument		January 24, 1923	Aztec	San Juan	Preserves ancestral Pueblo structures in north-western New Mexico
2	Bandelier National Monument		February 11, 1916	Santa Fe	Sandoval and Los Alamos	Includes Frijoles Canyon; contains (restored) ruins of dwellings, kivas, rock paintings and petroglyphs
3	Chaco Culture National Historical Park		March 11, 1907	Farmington	San Juan and McKinley	Densest and most exceptional concentration of pueblos in the American Southwest
4	El Morro National Monument		December 8, 1906	Ramah	Cibola	Sandstone promontory with a pool of water at its base; shaded oasis in the western U.S. deser; Zuni Indians call it "A'ts'ina" (Place of writings on the rock); Anglo-Americans called it "Inscription Rock"; travelers left signatures, names, dates, and stories of their treks
5	Fort Union National Monument		April 5, 1956	Las Vegas, NM	Mora	Preserves the second of three forts constructed on the site beginning in 1851; also ruins of the third; visible network of ruts from the old Santa Fe Trail
6	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument		November 16, 1907	Silver City	Catron	Cliff dwellings from the 1280s through the early 1300s
7	Pecos National Historical Park		June 28, 1965	Santa Fe	Santa Fe and San Miguel	Includes parts of Glorieta Pass Battlefield, an NHL, as well as a mission and other areas.
8	Petroglyph National Monument		June 27, 1990	Albuquerque	Bernalillo	Variety of cultural and natural resources including five volcanic cones, hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 25,000 images carved by native peoples and early Spanish settlers
9	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument		November 1, 1909	Albuquerque	Torrance and Socorro	Reminders of this earliest contact between Pueblo Indians and Spanish Colonials: the ruins of four mission churches and the partially excavated pueblo of Las Humanas

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in New Mexico
• List of National Historic Landmarks by state
• List of National Natural Landmarks in New Mexico

External links

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.