National Register of Historic Places - New Mexico (NM), McKinley County

McKinley County New Mexico (Historic Districts) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Andrews Archeological District, Bee Burrow Archeological District, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Fort Wingate Historic District and Halona Pueblo.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Anasazi-Chacoan, Chacoan Culture, Mogollon and Zuni dating back to 500.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the McKinley County places including Murray and Phillip Mayers, D.and F. Frances Bloomfield Smouse, Benand Anna Harvey and Billand Cousins. Prominent architectural styles found in McKinley Country are Early Commercial, Mission/Spanish Revival and Pueblo.

Andrews Archeological District (added 1979 - - #79003129)

Address Restricted , Prewitt

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Anasazi-Chacoan

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Bee Burrow Archeological District (added 1984 - - #84001296)

Also known as State Register #666;See Also:PH0695122

Address Restricted , Seven Lakes

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Chacoan Culture

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Unknown

Borrego Pass Trading Post Historic District (added 2012 - - #11000475)

Also known as Tiish Bito (Snake Spring), Dibe Yazhi Habitiin (Lamb Route), Ben Harvey Trading Post

Bldg. 1601, Co. Rd. 19, Borrego Pass

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Religion

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Chaco Culture National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000895)

Also known as Chaco Canyon National Monument

Address Restricted , Thoreau

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Native American, Art, Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Pueblo

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Fort Wingate Historic District (added 1978 - - #78003076)

NM 400 , Fort Wingate

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Education, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Hospital, School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

Fort Wingate Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2026 - - #100012191)

Also known as Fort Wingate, Charles H. Burke School, Wingate Boarding School, Wingate High School, Wingate Elementary School

Main Street, Fort Wingate

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Area of Significance:

Military, Education, Architecture, Ethnic Heritage-Native American

Gallup Commercial Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000389)

Gallup, Gallup

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Other

Period of Significance:

1875-1974 AD

Halona Pueblo (added 1975 - - #75002066)

Also known as Zuni Pueblo

Zuni , Gallup

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Native American, Art, Historic - Aboriginal, Agriculture, Religion, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Zuni

Period of Significance:

1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government, Religion

Haystack Archeological District (added 1980 - - #80002556)

Also known as LA 6022;LA12573-A

Address Restricted , Crownpoint

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Chacoan

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Southwestern Range and Sheep Breeding Laboratory Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000488)

Also known as AR-03-03-02-483; --1095; --1096; --1378; --2010, Fort Wingate Work Center

Fort Wingate Work Center, Cibola National Forest , Fort Wingate

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal, Agriculture, Native American, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Government Office, Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Government Office

Zuni-Cibola Complex (added 1974 - - #74002267)

Also known as Hawikuh,Yellow House,Kechipbowa and Great Kivas

Address Restricted , Zuni

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Mogollon, Anasazi, Zuni

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private