National Historic Landmark- Hawikuh

National Historical Landmark- Hawikuh

Established in the 1200s and abandoned in 1680, the Zuni pueblo of Hawikuh, largest of the Cities of Cibola, was the first pueblo seen by Spanish explorers.

In 1539, the Black scout Estevan became the first non-Indian to ...

National Historic Landmark- Glorieta Pass Battlefield

National Historical Landmark- Glorieta Pass Battlefield

In February 1862, a Confederate brigade of 2,500 Texans marched up the Rio Grande Valley, with the intention of driving through Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and onto Denver; 1,300 Federal soldiers moved to intercept them.

The ...

National Historic Landmark- Fort Bayard Historic District

National Historical Landmark-Fort Bayard Historic District

Established as an army post on August 21, 1866, by troops of Company B, 25th U.S. Colored Infantry under the command of Lt. James M. Kerr to protect the area of Silver City until 1899.

Buffalo ...

National Historic Landmark- Ernie Pyle House

National Historical Landmark- Ernie Pyle House

Ernie Pyle was probably America's most widely read and certainly best loved war correspondent during World War II.

Often on or near the front lines, he helped people on the home front maintain their ...

National Historic Landmark- El Santuario De Chimayo

National Historical Landmark- El Santuario De Chimayo

Completed in 1816, this is a very well preserved, unrestored example of a small adobe church, notable for its original decorations, including numerous superb religious paintings.

National Historic Landmark- Kit Carson House

National Historical Landmark-Kit Carson House

From 1843 until his death, this was the home of Christopher Kit Carson (1809-1868), American frontiersman and legendary hero of the Old West.

A contemporary who knew him well once said that he was -first in every ...

National Historic Landmark- Carlsbad Irrigation Project

National Historical Landmark- Carlsbad Irrigation Project

Carlsbad was one of the most extensive private irrigation projects in the American West, where adequate water supply has always been a concern.

In the 1880s, inhabitants of the Pecos Valley constructed several stone dams to ...

National Historic Landmark- Ernest L. Blumenschein House

National Historical Landmark- Ernest L. Blumenschein House

In 1919, painter Ernest L. Blumenschein purchased this 11-room, single story adobe dating from Spanish times and made it his home and studio.

Blumenschein was co-founder in 1898 of the Taos Art Colony, which became ...

National Historic Landmark- Barrio De Analco Historic District

National Historical Landmark- Barrio De Analco Historic District

First settled in 1620, this barrio is unique because it represents an active working-class neighborhood of Spanish Colonial heritage.

The district contains numerous examples of Spanish-Pueblo architecture, characterized by the adobe construction indigenous to ...

National Historic Landmark- Bandelier CCC Historic District

National Historical Landmark- Bandelier CCC Historic District

Dating from the 1930s, this is the largest collection of CCC-built structures in a National Park area that has not been altered by new structures in the district.

This group of 31 buildings ...