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

Mora County New Mexico (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Watrous, La Cueva Historic District, Ledoux Rural Historic District, Mora Historic District and North Carmen Historic District.

The famous person William Townsend Brown is associated with one of more of the Mora County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Mora County places including Vicente Romero, Enoch Tipton, Charles Q. Tipton, Carlos Vierra and F. Trent Thomas. Prominent architectural styles found in Mora Country are Italianate, Mission/Spanish Revival and Pueblo.

La Cueva Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001144)

Also known as La Cueva, La Cueva Ranch

6 mi. SE of Mora at jct. of NM 3 and 21 , Mora

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Romero,Vicente

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce, Military, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

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

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Ledoux Rural Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001057)

Address Restricted , Ledoux

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Mora Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001056)

Also known as See Also:St. Vrain Mill

Address Restricted , Mora

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

North Carmen Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001058)

Address Restricted , Ledoux

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Tipton--Black Willow Ranch Historic District (added 2001 - - #00001287)

Also known as Enoch Tipton Ranch

3 mi. E of Watrous , Watrous

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tipton, Charles Q., Tipton, Enoch

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Irrigation Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Irrigation Facility, Single Dwelling

Valmora Sanatorium Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000286)

Also known as Valmora Industrial Sanatorium;Valmora Medical Center;Valmora

NM 97, 4 mi. E of jct. with Hwy. 161 NE of Watrous , Watrous

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Brown, William Townsend

Significant Year:

1913, 1920, 1910

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Sanatorium

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Watrous (added 1966 - - #66000480)

Also known as La Junta

U.S. 85 , Watrous

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Business, Camp, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling