Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
New Mexico - Dona Ana County
Dona Ana County New Mexico has 37 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 10 places of National significance and 19 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Armijo, Nestor, House, Camino Real-Rincon Arroyo-Perrillo Section, Camino Real-San Diego North South Section, Camino Real-San Diego South and Fort Fillmore.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Jornada Mogollon and Archaic dating back to 5499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Dona Ana County historic places including Nestor Armijo, Hiram Hadley and Raphael Bermudez.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Dona Ana County places including Emory-Salazar Commission, U.S. Army, O.H. Thorman, Trost & Trost, S.D. (Builder) Morris, Braunton & McGhee, U. S. Bureau Of Reclamation, unknown, C.A. Goetting and Otto H. and Guy L. Frazer Thorman. Prominent architectural styles found in Dona Ana Country are Mission/Spanish Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Colonial Revival.

Air Science (added 1989 - - #88001546)
NE corner of N. Horseshoe and Espina St., NMSU , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Trost & Trost
Architectural Style:
Other, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Alameda-Depot Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000786)
Also known as Las Cruces Depot-Alameda Historic District
Includes properties centered around Pioneer Park and extending up Alameda Blvd. , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mission/Spanish Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Armijo, Nestor, House (added 1976 - - #76001195)
Lohman Ave. and Church St. , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Armijo,Nestor
Significant Year:
1877, 1870
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce
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
Barela-Reynolds House (added 1978 - - #78001815)
Also known as J. Paul Taylor House
Off NM 292 , Mesilla
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Bentley, L.B., General Merchandise (added 2006 - - #06000155)
Also known as Organ Custom Assay Office
16125 Old Organ Main St. , Organ
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Bermudez Home Place (added 1999 - - #99001405)
Also known as Site No. 393, Site No. 392
2008 Calle de El Paso , Mesilla
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bermudez, Raphael
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
Historic Person:
Bermudez, Raphael
Significant Year:
1875
Area of Significance:
Social History, Agriculture, Architecture, Hispanic
Cultural Affiliation:
Hispanic
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
Branigan, Thomas, Memorial Library (added 2004 - - #04000981)
Also known as Branigan Cultural Center
106 W. Hadley St. , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lembke, Edward & Co., McGhee, Percy Ware Jr.
Architectural Style:
Pueblo
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Art
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Library
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Museum
More Information:
archives document
Camino Real-Rincon Arroyo-Perrillo Section (added 2011 - - #11000172)
Also known as LA 80058, LA 80050
Address Restricted, Rincon
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599
Camino Real-San Diego North South Section (added 2011 - - #11000166)
Also known as LA 80064, LA 80073
Address Restricted, Radium Springs
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599
Camino Real-San Diego South (added 2011 - - #11000165)
Also known as LA 80065, Includes Paraje San Diego (LA 6346)
Address Restricted, Rincon
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599
Chope's Town Cafe and Bar (added 2015 - - #15000262)
16145 NM 28, La Mesa
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Other
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Dona Ana County Courts Building (added 1987 - - #87000893)
Also known as Old Post Office
NW corner of Church and Griggs Ave. , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Dona Ana Village Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001042)
Also known as See Also:Nuestra Senora de la Purificacion Church
Roughly bounded by the Dona Ana lateral irrigation ditch, I-25, NM 320, and Dona Ana School Rd. , Dona Ana
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, Elementary School (added 2017 - - #100000630)
325 Holguin Rd., Vado
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Black
Period of Significance:
1926-1957 AD
Elephant Butte Irrigation District (added 1997 - - #97000822)
Also known as Rio Grande Project
Roughly along US 85, between jct. of US 85 and NM 90, and El Paso City Limits , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
U. S. Bureau Of Reclamation
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Irrigation Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Irrigation Facility
More Information:
archives document
Fort Fillmore (added 1974 - - #74001196)
Address Restricted , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification, Military Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Fort Selden (added 1970 - - #70000401)
18 mi. N of Las Cruces , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Military Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Foster Hall (added 1989 - - #88001547)
SE corner of S. Horseshoe and Sweet, NMSU , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Braunton & McGhee
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Current Function:
Education
More Information:
archives document
Goddard Hall (added 1988 - - #88001548)
S. Horseshoe between Espina and Sweet, NMSU , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thorman,O.H.
Architectural Style:
Other, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Current Function:
Education
More Information:
archives document
Green Bridge (added 2008 - - #08000791)
Also known as Rio Hondo Bridge at Picacho, Bridge 3452;Pecos River Bridge.
4100 Dripping Springs Rd. , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Midland Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Hadley--Ludwick House (added 1991 - - #91000352)
Also known as Hadley,Hiram,House;Colonial House
2640 El Paseo , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Hadley,Hiram
Significant Year:
1922, 1939, 1907
Area of Significance:
Education, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
International Boundary Marker No. 1, U.S. and Mexico (added 1974 - - #74001195)
Also known as Western Land Boundary Marker No. 1, U.S. and Mexico
W of El Paso off I-10 , El Paso
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
More Information:
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Jones, Frank and Amelia, House (added 2014 - - #14000444)
Also known as Martinez-Hernandez Farm, Ness House
18000 Castillo Rd., La Mesa
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Area of Significance:
Architecture
La Mesilla Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003323)
Also known as La Mesilla Historic District Multiple Resource Area
Roughly bounded by Calle del Norte, Calle del El Paso, Calle del Cura and Calleion Guerro , La Mesilla
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Park, Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Launch Complex 33 (added 1985 - - #85003541)
Also known as White Sands V-2 Launching Site;White Sands Blockhouse and Ga
White Sands Missile Range , White Sands Missile Range
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Science, Exploration/Settlement, Military
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Education, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Air-Related, Research Facility
Current Function:
Defense, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Mesilla Park Elementary School (added 2015 - - #15000039)
Also known as Frank O. Papen Recreation Center
304 Bell Ave., Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Trost, Henry C., Stevens, W.J.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Mesilla Park Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000161)
Bounded by Bowman St., Union and University Aves., and Park Drain, Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
8500-8999 BC, 1875-1974 AD
Mesilla Plaza (added 1966 - - #66000475)
2 mi. S of Las Cruces on NM 28 , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Mesquite Street Original Townsite Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001669)
Also known as Mesquite;Las Cruces Original Townsite (Mesquite) Historic Di
Roughly bounded by E. Texas, Campo, Tornillo and E. Court , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Our Lady of Purification Catholic Church (added 1985 - - #85001386)
Also known as Yglesia de Nuestra Senora de Candelaria de Dona Ana
Camino Real and 2nd St. , Dona Ana
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Phillips Chapel CME Church (added 2003 - - #03000735)
Also known as Lincoln High School
638 N. Tornillo St. , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Social History, Education
Cultural Affiliation:
African-American
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Rio Grande Bridge at Radium Springs (added 1997 - - #97000734)
Also known as NMSHTD #2591
NM 185 over Rio Grande , Radium Springs
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Rio Grande Theatre (added 2004 - - #03001352)
Also known as Fox Rio Grande Theatre
211 N. Downtown Mall , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thorman, Otto H. and Guy L. Frazer, Goetting, C.A.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
archives document
San Jose Church (added 1993 - - #92001817)
Also known as San Jose La Mesa;SR1283
317 Josephine St. , La Mesa
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Pueblo
Area of Significance:
Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Summerford Mountain Archeological District (added 2007 - - #06001302)
Also known as LA 2791/LA 18404; LA2792; LA18405; LA 18406; LA 18407, LA 18408; LA66655; LA 72694; LA 121899; LA 121901; LA 121902
Dona Ana Mountains , Radium Springs vicinity
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Jornada Mogollon, Archaic
Period of Significance:
5000-5499 BC, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Ceremonial Site
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Research Facility
Tortugas Pueblo Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe (added 2017 - - #100001437)
Bounded by Emilia Rd., E. Guadalupe St., Juan Diego Ave. & Stern Dr., Toutugas
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Religion, Ethnic Heritage, Hispanic, Native American
Period of Significance:
1910-2017 AD, 1910-1914 AD
University President's House (added 1989 - - #88001549)
S of University Ave. between Espina and Solano, NMSU , Las Cruces
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thorman,O.H.
Architectural Style:
Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
More Information:
archives document
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