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Mesilla Plaza
Mesilla Plaza, looking northwest, 2005
Location: Roughly bounded by Calle del Norte, Calle del El Paso, Calle del Cura and Calleion Guerro, Mesilla, New Mexico Coordinates: 32°16′27.519″N 106°47′43.6632″W / 32.27431083°N 106.795462°WCoordinates: 32°16′27.519″N 106°47′43.6632″W / 32.27431083°N 106.795462°W Built: 1848 Architectural style: Mission/Spanish Revival, Other Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 82003323 Significant dates Added to NRHP: July 20, 1982[1] Designated NHLD: July 4, 1961[2] Mesilla Plaza, also known as the La Mesilla Historic District or a La Mesilla Historic District Multiple Resource Area, is an historic district in Mesilla, New Mexico.
The most notable building in the plaza is the Basilica of San Albino, which has been on the plaza since its establishment in 1851. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[2][3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "La Mesilla Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=336&ResourceType=District. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: La Mesilla Historic DistrictPDF (32 KB). National Park Service. , 19. and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19PDF (32 KB)
- ^ Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, but it appears not to be available on-line from the NPS Focus search site.
External links
- Photo sets for four Mesilla buildings available, at Historic American Building Survey
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- National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico
- Geography of Doña Ana County, New Mexico
- New Mexico Registered Historic Place stubs
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