Gallup Commercial Historic District - Gallup, NM
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N 35° 31.682 W 108° 44.567
12S E 704659 N 3933946
A historic district in downtown Gallup, New Mexico.
Waymark Code: WM1A6DA
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2024
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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Taken from Wikipeida, "The Gallup Commercial Historic District is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

It includes "the largest concentration of historic commercial buildings in Gallup", in one- and two-story stores along U.S. Route 66 and W. Coal Ave.in Gallup. It includes 65 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and a contributing object, as well as 26 non-contributing buildings.

The district also includes seven properties already separately listed on the National Register:

Rex Hotel
Old U.S. Post Office
Palace Lodge
El Morro Theater
Grand Hotel (Ricca's Mercantile)
White Café, and
Chief Theater.
The listing newly adds 58 contributing buildings and adds 38 acres (15 ha) to the National Register (excluding the area of the seven previously listed properties)."
Street address:
Gallup, NM, USA


County / Borough / Parish: McKinley County

Year listed: 2016

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1875-1974

Historic function: Commerce/Trade

Current function: Commerce/Trade

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]

National Historic Landmark Link: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

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