New Mexico - Sierra County
Sierra County New Mexico has 30 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 11 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Elephant Butte Dam, Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin, Alert--Hatcher Building, Bucher, William H., House and Fort McRae.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Jornada Mogollon, Mimbres Mogollon, Late Archaic, Apache and Or dating back to 0.

Several famous people are associated with these Sierra County historic places including William H. Bucher, George and Ninette Miller and Carrie Tingley.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sierra County places including Louis C. Hill, William S. Henderson, Willard C. Kruger, J. M. Lewis, U.S. Army, Peter Galles, L.M. Lawson, Louis A. Simon, Trost & Trost Architects $ Engineers and Louis C. Hill. Prominent architectural styles found in Sierra Country are Late Victorian, Classical Revival and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Alert--Hatcher Building (added 1995 - - #95000460)
Also known as Alert Block;Hatcher Hotel
Jct. of Second Ave. and Main St., SE corner , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Hospital, Hotel, Medical Business/Office, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
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Archeological Site No. LA1082 (added 1988 - - #88000474)
Also known as LA1082
Address Restricted , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Jornada Mogollon, Mimbres Mogollon
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Archeological Site No. LA1119 (added 1989 - - #88000489)
Also known as LA1119
Address Restricted , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Jornada Mogollon, Mimbres Mogollon
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Archeological Site No. LA49016 (added 1989 - - #88000484)
Also known as LA49016
Address Restricted , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Mimbres Mogollon, Late Archaic, Jornada Mogollon
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Archeological Site No. LA49030 (added 1989 - - #88000486)
Also known as LA49030
Address Restricted , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Mimbres Mogollon, Jornada Mogollon
Period of Significance:
1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Archeological Site No. LA50548 (added 1989 - - #88000488)
Also known as LA50548
Address Restricted , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Mimbres Mogollon
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Archeological Site No. LA517 (added 1989 - - #88000473)
Also known as LA517
Address Restricted , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Mimbres Mogollon, Jornada Mogollon
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Bucher, William H., House (added 1995 - - #95000461)
300 W. Main St. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Bucher, William H.
Area of Significance:
Economics, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Chambers Canyon Site (LA49028) (added 1989 - - #88000485)
Also known as LA49028
Address Restricted , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Jornada Mogollon, Mimbres Mogollon
Period of Significance:
1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Elephant Butte Dam (added 1979 - - #79001556)
NW of Elephant Butte off NM 51 , Elephant Butte
Epolk, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Agriculture, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Public Works
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Public Works
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Elephant Butte Historic District (added 1997 - - #96001616)
Also known as See Also:Elephant Butte Dam
Roughly, along NM 51 from the Elephant Butte Dam to Mescal Canyon and along NM 52 from Ash Canyon to Long Ridge , Elephant Butte
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event, Information Potential
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hill, Louis C.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Hispanic American, Anglo-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Energy Facility, Government Office, Outdoor Recreation, Water Works
Current Function:
Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Government Office, Outdoor Recreation, Water Works
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Fort McRae (added 2005 - - #05000258)
Also known as LA 4983
Address Restricted , Elephant Butte
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euroamerican
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Hillsboro High School (added 1993 - - #93000254)
Also known as Sierra County High School;Hillsboro Community Center;SR 1304
Jct. of Elenora St. and First Ave., SE corner , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Trost & Trost Architects $ Engineers
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, School
More Information:
Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin (added 1988 - - #87002475)
Gila National Forest , Hillsboro
Tillman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
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Horse Island Site (LA48996) (added 1988 - - #88000478)
Also known as LA48996
Address Restricted , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Apache, Archaic, Or
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1900-1750 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Hot Springs Bathhouse and Commerical Historic District in Truth or Consequences (added 2005 - - #05000409)
Also known as Hot Springs
Roughly bounded by Post, Ban Patten, Pershing and Main Sts. , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Pueblo
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Sanatorium, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Sanatorium, Specialty Store
More Information:
Kettle Top Butte Site (LA48995) (added 1988 - - #88000477)
Also known as LA48995
Address Restricted , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Jornada Mogollon, Or, Mimbres Mogollon
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Longbottom Canyon Site (LA49033) (added 1989 - - #88000487)
Also known as LA49033
Address Restricted , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Jornada Mogollon
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Meyers House (added 1995 - - #95000463)
Main St. N side between 4th and 5th Aves. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Miller, George Tambling and Ninette Stocker, House (added 1995 - - #95000465)
Elenora St. S side, W of Union Church , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lewis, J. M., Galles, Peter
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Miller, George and Ninette
Significant Year:
1894
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Monticello Point Archeological District (added 1988 - - #88000476)
Also known as LA48990,LA48991,LA48992,LA48993,LA48994
Address Restricted , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Jornada Mogollon
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Palomas Narrows North (LA38755) (added 1989 - - #88000475)
Also known as LA38755
Address Restricted , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Mimbres Mogollon
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Palomas Narrows South (LA49007) (added 1989 - - #88000479)
Also known as LA49007
Address Restricted , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Mimbres Mogollon
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Percha Creek Bridge (added 1997 - - #97000731)
Also known as NMSHTD #1519
NM 90 over Percha Cr. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Henderson,William S.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
More Information:
Percha Diversion Dam (added 1979 - - #79001555)
2 mi. (3.2 km) NE of Arrey , Arrey
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lawson,L.M.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Agriculture, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Public Works
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Public Works
More Information:
Robins, Will M., House (added 1995 - - #95000462)
Jct. of Main St. and Fifth Ave., SW corner , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Sullivan, Cornelius, House (added 1995 - - #95000459)
Also known as Sullivan,Cornelius (Neil),House
Jct. of Elenora and First Ave., SW corner , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Tingley, Carrie, Hospital Historic District (added 2005 - - #03001546)
Also known as New Mexico Veterans' Center, Carrie Tingley Hospital for Crippled Children
992 Broadway , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kruger, Willard C.
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Tingley, Carrie
Significant Year:
1936
Area of Significance:
Social History, Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Hospital
More Information:
US Post Office--Truth or Consequences Main (added 1990 - - #90000141)
Also known as Truth or Consequences Main Post Office;Hot Springs Post Offi
400 Main St. , Truth or Consequences
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Deutsch,Boris, Simon,Louis A.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Art, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Wpa Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
Webster, John M., House (added 1995 - - #95000464)
Also known as Shepard House;Robinson House
Jct. of Main St. and Fifth Ave., SE corner , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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