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La Cueva Historic District

Coordinates: 35°56′34″N 105°14′51″W / 35.94278°N 105.24750°W / 35.94278; -105.24750
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La Cueva Historic District
Mill and warehouse
La Cueva Historic District is located in New Mexico
La Cueva Historic District
Nearest cityMora, New Mexico
Coordinates35°56′34″N 105°14′51″W / 35.94278°N 105.24750°W / 35.94278; -105.24750
Area47 acres (19 ha)
Builtc.1870
Built byVicente Romero
NRHP reference No.73001144[1]
Added to NRHPMay 25, 1973

La Cueva Historic District, in Mora County, New Mexico near Mora, New Mexico, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The listing included five contributing buildings on 47 acres (19 ha).[1]

It is located about 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Mora at the junction of New Mexico State Road 3 and New Mexico State Road 21.[2]

Mill, in 2014

La Cueva Ranch was founded around 1851 by Vicente Romero.[2]

The district includes a gristmill, a mercantile store and storage buildings, a ranch house and its out buildings, and San Rafael Church. The two-story home was built in the 1850s by/for Vicente Romero. The La Cueva mill, probably built in the 1870s, is a two-story stone and adobe building, built upon a stone foundation.[2]

Historic function: Domestic; Religion; Industry/processing/extraction; Commerce/trade Historic subfunction: Religious Structure; Single Dwelling; Manufacturing Facility; Specialty Store; Warehouse Criteria: event, architecture/engineering

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d James H. Purdy (November 17, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: La Cueva Historic District / La Cueva, La Cueva Ranch". National Park Service. Retrieved July 15, 2019. With accompanying seven photos from 1973
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