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Taos InnNew Mexico Cultural Property #802[2]
Location: Paseo Del Pueblo Norte,
Taos, New MexicoCoordinates: 36°24′28″N 105°34′20″W / 36.40778°N 105.57222°WCoordinates: 36°24′28″N 105°34′20″W / 36.40778°N 105.57222°W Architectural style: Pueblo, Colonial Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 1982003341[1] NMSRCP #: 802[2] Added to NRHP: February 5, 1982 Taos Inn is an historic inn located in Taos, New Mexico. It is made up of several adobe houses dating from the 19th century, one of which was a home of Thomas "Doc" Martin which hosted the formative meeting of the Taos Society of Artists in 1915. After Doc's death, his widow Helen Martin converted the houses into a hotel, which opened on June 7, 1936[3] as Hotel Martin.[4] The name was changed to "Taos Inn" by subsequent owners.
It was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1981[2] and to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
Doc Martin's restaurant
Taos Inn is home to Doc Martin's, a restaurant located in the former offices of Doc Martin. As of February 2008[update] Doc Martin's has won 19 annual Wine Spectator magazine "Awards of Excellence".[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b National Register of Historical Places - NEW MEXICO (NM), Taos County
- ^ a b Registers of Cultural Properties, New Mexico Historic Preservation Division
- ^ Reily, Nancy Hopkins; Enix, Lucille. Joseph Imhof: Artist of the Pueblos, p. 397, n. 22. Sunstone Press, 1998. ISBN 0865342598
- ^ Taos as an Art Colony: From the Taos Society of Artists to the Present
- ^ Vollersten, John. "Doc Martin's" in Santa Fean, February–March, 2008.
References
- Frastaci, Mona. "Taos Inn: History Speaks for Itself" in Taos Horse Fly, December 19, 2009.
- Moulton, Cathy. "Historic Taos Inn" in True West Magazine, April 1, 2008.
Further reading
- Weigle, Marta; White, Peter. The Lore of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press, 2003. ISBN 0826331572
External links
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