Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
New Mexico - Colfax County
Colfax County New Mexico has 29 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 17 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Clifton House Site, Folsom Site, Point of Rocks Historic District, Raton Pass and Catskill Charcoal Ovens.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Folsom dating back to 8999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Colfax County historic places including Melvin W. Mills and Waite Phillips.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Colfax County places including WPA, William C. Kruger, R.W. Vorhees, Stephen W. Dorsey, Willard C. Kruger, Willis Ranney, Townes & Funk, Edward Buehler Delk, PWA and William M. & Isaac H. Rapp. Prominent architectural styles found in Colfax Country are Art Deco, Moderne and Late Gothic Revival.

Casa del Gavilan (added 2017 - - #100001882)
570 New Mexico (NM) Route 21 South, 5.7 miles south of Cimmaron, Cimmaron
Wallace Schultz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1912-1912 AD
Catskill Charcoal Ovens (added 1978 - - #78001813)
35 mi. (56 km) W of Raton , Raton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
archives document
Cimmaron Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001140)
S edge of city along NM 21 , Cimmaron
MGA73bot2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lambert,Henry
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal, Commerce
Cultural Affiliation:
Ute, Apache
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel
More Information:
archives document
Clifton House Site (added 1995 - - #94000325)
Also known as NPS Master Plan #172
Address Restricted , Raton
Howcheng, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Colfax County Courthouse (added 1987 - - #87000882)
Third and Savage , Raton
Caveman1949, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vorhees,R.W., Townes & Funk
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Colfax County Courthouse in Springer (added 1987 - - #87000883)
Also known as Santa Fe Trail Museum
614 Maxwell Ave. , Springer
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Columbian School (added 1996 - - #96000261)
700 N. 2nd St. , Raton
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kruger, William C.
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
archives document
Cowan, R. H., Livery Stable (added 1979 - - #79001538)
220 Maxwell Ave. , Springer
DavidAllenBell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
archives document
Dawson Cemetery (added 1992 - - #92000249)
Also known as Evergreen Cemetery
Approximately 4 mi. NW of jct. of US 64 and the Dawson Rd. , Dawson
Wallace Schultz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Hispanic, Other, Industry, Social History
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
archives document
Dorsey Mansion (added 1970 - - #70000399)
About 12 mi. NE of Abbott off U.S. 56. , Abbott
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dorsey,Stephen W.
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Eagle Nest Dam (added 1979 - - #79001537)
3 mi. SE of Eagle Nest off U.S. 64 , Eagle Nest
MGA73bot2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ranney,Willis
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Agriculture, Architecture, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
More Information:
archives document
El Raton Theater (added 2007 - - #06001250)
115 N. Second St. , Raton
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Williamson, George M.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Theater
More Information:
archives document
El Vado de las Piedras and the Santa Fe Trail--Colfax County Trail Segments (added 1994 - - #94000327)
Also known as Rock Crossing of the Canadian River;NPS Master Plan #134
1.5 mi. S of US 56, at the Canadian R. , Springer
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Unoccupied Land
Folsom Site (added 1966 - - #66000473)
Address Restricted , Folsom
Locutus Borg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Science, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Folsom
Period of Significance:
7000-8999 BC
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Immanuel Lutheran Church (added 2015 - - #15000026)
Springer, Springer
DavidAllenBell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1974 AD
Kearny School (added 1996 - - #96000259)
800 S. 3rd St. , Raton
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
PWA
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Social History, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
archives document
Longfellow School (added 1996 - - #96000262)
700 E. 4th ST. , Raton
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kruger, William C.
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
archives document
Maxwell--Abreu and North (Martinez) Houses (added 1993 - - #93000253)
Also known as Rayado Ranch Headquarters
Jct. of NM 121 and Rayado Creek Rd., NW corner , Cimarron
Wallace Schultz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Agriculture, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Hispanic Territorial, Anglo Territorial
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Plaza, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Mills House (added 1970 - - #70000400)
509 1st St. , Springer
Wallace Schultz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Mills,Melvin W.
Significant Year:
1877
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Original Townsite Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000230)
Roughly bounded by Clark & Cimmaron Aves., S. 2nd & S. 7th Sts. , Raton
DorianSummers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Burnett, George C., Rapp, William M. & Isaac H.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Point of Rocks Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000328)
Also known as NPS Master Plan #133
Jones Well Rd., 1.5 mi. E of Point of Rocks Rd. , Springer
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Natural Feature, Road-Related
Current Function:
Funerary, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Natural Feature
Raton Armory (added 1996 - - #96000260)
Also known as Raton Convention--Recreation Center
901 S. 3rd St. , Raton
DorianSummers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
WPA
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Sport Facility
More Information:
archives document
Raton Downtown Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000923)
Roughly bounded by Rio Grande, Clark, 1st and 3rd Sts. , Raton
Uncia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Theater
More Information:
archives document
Raton Junior--Senior High School (added 1996 - - #96000263)
Also known as Raton Middle School
500 S. 3rd St. , Raton
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
WPA, Kruger, Willard C.
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
archives document
Raton Pass (added 1966 - - #66000474)
Also known as Old Raton Pass
U.S. 85-87, CO/NM border , Raton
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Military, Transportation, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Rail-Related
More Information:
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Raton Pass Scenic Highway (added 2015 - - #15000605)
Raton, Raton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1900-1949 AD
Ring Place, The (added 1988 - - #88001054)
Also known as AR-03-02-07-43;Ring Ranch
Questa Ranger District, Carson National Forest, Forest Rds. 1950 and 1918A , Cimarron
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture
Cultural Affiliation:
Anglo-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1978 - - #78001814)
17 mi. (27 km) E of Raton on NM 72 , Raton
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Villa Philmonte Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001018)
Philmont Scout Ranch , Cimarron
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Delk, Edward Buehler
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Historic Person:
Phillips, Waite
Significant Year:
1927, 1926
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
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