New Mexico - Otero County - Historic Districts
Otero County New Mexico (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Tularosa Original Townsite District and White Sands National Monument Historic District, La Luz Historic District, Mayhill Administrative Site.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Otero County places including Lyle E. Bennett, US Forest Service and CCC. Prominent architectural styles found in Otero Country are Pueblo, Bungalow/Craftsman and Queen Anne.

La Luz Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002560)
Off NM 83 , La Luz
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other, Pueblo, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Mayhill Administrative Site (added 1989 - - #89000476)
Also known as AR-03-08-04-027
US 82, 1.5 mi. N of Mayhill , Mayhill
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
CCC, US Forest Service
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Conservation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Current Function:
Government
Tularosa Original Townsite District (added 1979 - - #79001545)
U.S. 54/70 , Tularosa
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Pueblo, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
White Sands National Monument Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000751)
Also known as White Sands National Monument Headquarters Area
US 70/82 , Alamogordo
Jengod, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Bennett,Lyle E.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Museum, Park, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Museum, Park, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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