New Mexico - Taos County - Vacant / Not In Use
Taos County New Mexico (Vacant / Not In Use) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include El Camino Real, Penasco Quadrangle Portion, El Camino Real, Ranchos de Taos Quadrangle Portion, Turley Mill and Distillery Site, Black Copper Mine and Stamp Mill and Chapel of Santa Cruz.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Pueblo Iv and Late Prehistoric Puebloan dating back to 1000.

Several famous people are associated with these Taos County historic places including Simeon Turley, Sylvester M. Mallette and Brigham Jesse Young.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Taos County places including Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Prominent architectural styles found in Taos Country are Colonial and Italianate.

Black Copper Mine and Stamp Mill (added 2000 - - #00000875)
Black Copper Canyon Rd. , Red River
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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
Chapel of Santa Cruz (added 1975 - - #75001174)
S side of Plaza off U.S. 285 , Ojo Caliente
Roxray, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
El Camino Real, Penasco Quadrangle Portion (added 1990 - - #90001269)
Also known as Archelogical Site No. AR-03-02-04-50
Telephone and Osha Canyons in the Carson National Forest , Penasco
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
El Camino Real, Ranchos de Taos Quadrangle Portion (added 1990 - - #90001268)
Also known as Archeological Site No. AR-03-02-04-50
Roughly follows the east bank of Arroyo Miranda in the Carson National Forest , Ranchos de Taos
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Howiri-ouinge (added 1983 - - #83001633)
Also known as Howiri,Laboratory of Anthropology #71
Address Restricted , Ojo Caliente
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Pueblo Iv
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Mallette, Sylvester M., Cabin (added 1984 - - #84003056)
River St. and Copper King , Red River
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Mallette,Sylvester M.
Significant Year:
1882
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Posi-ouinge (added 1993 - - #93000675)
Also known as Laboratory of Anthropology (LA) 632
Address Restricted , Ojo Caliente
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Prehistoric Puebloan
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Village Site
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Red River Schoolhouse (added 1984 - - #84003059)
High St. , Red River
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Tres Piedras Railroad Water Tower (added 1979 - - #79001560)
Also known as Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Water Tower at Tres Pie
Off U.S. 285 , Tres Piedras
RavenPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Turley Mill and Distillery Site (added 1978 - - #78001833)
11 mi. (17.6 km) N of Taos , Taos
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Person
Historic Person:
Turley,Simeon
Significant Year:
1847, 1830
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Commerce
Cultural Affiliation:
American Settlement
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Processing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Young, Brigham J., House (added 1984 - - #84003063)
Main St. , Red River
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Young,Brigham Jesse
Significant Year:
1898
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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