New Mexico - Taos County - Historic Districts
Taos County New Mexico (Historic Districts) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Las Trampas Historic District, Lawrence, D.H., Ranch Historic District, Picuris Pueblo, Ranchos de Taos Plaza and Taos Pueblo.

Several famous people are associated with these Taos County historic places including Frieda Emma Johanna Maria Lawrence, D.H. Lawrence, Nicholai Fechin and E.Martin Hennings.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Taos County places including John Craig, Nicholai Fechin and Aldo Leopold. Prominent architectural styles found in Taos Country are Colonial, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Pueblo.

Black Copper Mine and Stamp Mill (added 2000 - - #00000875)
Black Copper Canyon Rd. , Red River
Cspear42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event, Information Potential
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry, Engineering, Social History, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Fechin, Nicholai, House (added 1979 - - #79001558)
NM 3 , Taos
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fechin,Nicholai
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Fechin,Nicholai
Significant Year:
1927, 1917
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Hennings, E. Martin, House and Studio Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001028)
SE corner of Dolan St. and Kit Carson Rd. , Taos
Doncram, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Hennings,E.Martin
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
La Loma Plaza Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003339)
NM 240 , Taos
CaroleHenson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Pueblo, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Plaza, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Plaza, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Las Trampas Historic District (added 1967 - - #67000007)
On NM 76 , Las Trampas
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Plaza, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Plaza, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Lawrence, D.H., Ranch Historic District (added 2004 - - #03001410)
Lawrence Rd., approx 2.75 mi. E of NM 522 on US Forest Service Rd. 7 , San Cristobal
Vivaverdi, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Lawrence, D.H., Lawrence, Frieda Emma Johanna Maria
Significant Year:
1891, 1924, 1926
Area of Significance:
Literature
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, School
Picuris Pueblo (added 1974 - - #74001211)
Also known as Pueblo of San Lorenzo de Picuris
S of Taos , Taos
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Art, Agriculture, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Multiple Dwelling
Ranchos de Taos Plaza (added 1978 - - #78001830)
Also known as See Also:San Francisco de Assisi Mission Church
Off U.S. 64 , Ranchos de Taos
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Art, Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Taos Downtown Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003340)
Also known as See Also: Couse, Eanger Irving House and Studi &, & Sharpe, Joseph Henry Studios 05001096
NM 3 and NM 240 , Taos
Bjc471, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Plaza, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Museum, Plaza, Single Dwelling
Taos Pueblo (added 1966 - - #66000496)
3 mi. N of Taos , Taos
Lucag, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Native American, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Village Site
Tres Piedras Administrative Site, Old (added 1993 - - #92000341)
Also known as Site Number AR-03-02-06-304;Leopold House
W of US 285, N of Tres Piedras , Tres Piedras
Embedded Data Bot, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Leopold,Aldo
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
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