Las Trampas, New Mexico

Infobox_nrhp2 | name =Las Trampas Historic District
nhld = yes

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caption = Church of San José de Gracia in Las Trampas, New Mexico.
location= On NM 76, Las Trampas, New Mexico
lat_degrees = 36
lat_minutes = 7
lat_seconds = 57
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 105
long_minutes = 45
long_seconds = 48
long_direction = W
locmapin = New Mexico
area =
built =1850
architect= Unknown
architecture= Colonial, Other
designated_nhld= May 28, 1967cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=737&ResourceType=District
title=Las Trampas Historic District |accessdate=2008-06-08|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = May 28, 1967cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=67000007

Las Trampas is a small unincorporated town in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. Located on the scenic Taos High Road (NM State Highway 76), it is approximately halfway between Santa Fe to the south and Taos to the north.

Founded in 1751 by twelve Spanish families from Santa Fe, it is known for the San José de Gracia Church, built between 1760 and 1776 and considered a model of the adobe architecture found throughout New Mexico. The church was once used by Los Hermanos Penitentes, a flagellant Catholic order founded in colonial Spanish America.

Las Trampas was made a National Historic District by the National Park Service (NPS) in 1967,citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/67000007.pdf National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings: Las Trampas Plaza Historic District] |32 KB|date=May 1, 1968 |author=Charles W. Snell |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/67000007.pdf "Accompanying 19 photos of place and people, one dated 1980 others undated"] |32 KB] and the San José de Gracia Church itself was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970.

References

External links

* [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=737&ResourceType=District NPS National Historical District page for Las Trampas]
* [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=948&ResourceType=Building NPS National Historical Landmark page for San José de Gracia]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/amsw/ American Southwest, a National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" Travel Itinerary]
* [http://nmsantos.com/SanJoseArchitecture14.html The Architecture of San José de Gracia]