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

Sierra County New Mexico (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Tingley, Carrie, Hospital Historic District, Elephant Butte Historic District, Hot Springs Bathhouse and Commerical Historic District in Truth or Consequences, Monticello Point Archeological District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Jornada Mogollon dating back to 1000.

The famous person Carrie Tingley is associated with one of more of the Sierra County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sierra County places including Willard C. Kruger and Louis C. Hill. Prominent architectural styles found in Sierra Country are Moderne and Pueblo.

Elephant Butte Historic District (added 1997 - - #96001616)

Also known as See Also:Elephant Butte Dam

Roughly, along NM 51 from the Elephant Butte Dam to Mescal Canyon and along NM 52 from Ash Canyon to Long Ridge , Elephant Butte

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hill, Louis C.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Hispanic American, Anglo-American

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Energy Facility, Government Office, Outdoor Recreation, Water Works

Current Function:

Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Government Office, Outdoor Recreation, Water Works

Hot Springs Bathhouse and Commerical Historic District in Truth or Consequences (added 2005 - - #05000409)

Also known as Hot Springs

Roughly bounded by Post, Ban Patten, Pershing and Main Sts. , Truth or Consequences

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Moderne, Pueblo

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Health/Medicine, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Sanatorium, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Sanatorium, Specialty Store

Monticello Point Archeological District (added 1988 - - #88000476)

Also known as LA48990,LA48991,LA48992,LA48993,LA48994

Address Restricted , Truth or Consequences

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Jornada Mogollon

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Tingley, Carrie, Hospital Historic District (added 2005 - - #03001546)

Also known as New Mexico Veterans' Center, Carrie Tingley Hospital for Crippled Children

992 Broadway , Truth or Consequences

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kruger, Willard C.

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Tingley, Carrie

Significant Year:

1936

Area of Significance:

Social History, Health/Medicine, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital

Current Function:

Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Hospital