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

Grant County New Mexico (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Silver City Historic District, Fort Bayard Historic District, Pinos Altos Historic District and Silver City Historic District North Addition and Chihuahua Hill Historic District.

The famous person Edward Edmond Stine is associated with one of more of the Grant County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Grant County places including Works Projects Administration, Percy McGhee, Hugh H. Gilbert, Frank & Tatsch and Richard (builders). Prominent architectural styles found in Grant Country are Classical Revival, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements and Colonial Revival.

Chihuahua Hill Historic District (added 1984 - - #84002943)

Bounded by Cooper, Spring, Bullard, and Chihuahua Sts. , Silver City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Hispanic, European, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education

Current Sub-function:

School, Single Dwelling

Fort Bayard Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000726)

0.5 mi. N of jct. of US 180 and NM 152 , Santa Clara

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Military, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital, Military Facility, Sanatorium

Current Function:

Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Hospital

Pinos Altos Historic District (added 1984 - - #84002945)

Roughly bounded by Gold Ave., Cherry, Main, Church, and Silver Sts. , Pinos Altos

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Museum, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

San Juan Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000481)

2261--2291 NM 61 , San Juan

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

San Lorenzo Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000480)

Roughly Galaz St. between C and H Sts. , San Lorenzo

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Works Projects Administration

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Silver City Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001817)

Roughly bounded by Black, College, Hudson, and Spring Sts. , Silver City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Classical Revival, Second Empire

Historic Person:

Stine,Edward Edmond,et al.

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Commerce, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Silver City Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2013 - - #13000767)

Roughly bounded by College Ave., the Big Ditch, San Vicente & Black, Silver City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gilbert, Hugh H., McGhee, Percy, Tatsch, Frank &, Richard (builders)

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Silver City Historic District North Addition (added 1983 - - #83001620)

Also known as See Also:Silver City Historic District

Roughly bounded by the San Vicente Arroyo, College Ave., Chloride and 13th Sts. , Silver City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling