Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District

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Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District
Falling Waters Building Farmington NM.jpg
Falling Waters building, 2018
Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District is located in New Mexico
Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District
LocationApproximately 8 blocks, along Main Street and Broadway, from Auburn Avenue to Miller Avenue
Farmington, New Mexico
United States
Coordinates36°43′43″N 108°12′22″W / 36.72861°N 108.20611°W / 36.72861; -108.20611Coordinates: 36°43′43″N 108°12′22″W / 36.72861°N 108.20611°W / 36.72861; -108.20611
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
Architectural styleItalianate, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.02001551[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 2002

The Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District is a 22 acres (8.9 ha) historic district in Farmington, New Mexico, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NFRP).[1]

Description[]

The dixtrict is approximately eight blocks, along Main Street and Broadway, from Auburn Avenue to Miller Avenue It includes 62 contributing buildings and one contributing site, as well as 37 non-contributing buildings.[2]

One of the older business block buildings is the Falling Waters building, a two-part building built in 1907 with modifications in the 1920s and 1930s. [2]

The district was listed on the NRHP December 20, 2002.[1]

Notable buildings[]

Name Image Location Year built Style Notes
Alamo Motor Company (Star Garage) Alamo Motor Company Farmington NM.jpg 122 East Main Street 1915 Mission Revival
Andrews Building (Farmington Drug) Andrews Building Farmington NM.jpg 101 East Main Street 1911
Bowman Brothers Drugs Bowman Brothers Drugs.jpg 115 West Main Street 1911
Clinton Taylor Building Clinton Taylor Building Farmington NM.jpg 306 West Main Street 1938
Falling Waters Falling Waters Building Farmington NM.jpg 101 West Main Street 1907
Farmington Lumber and Hardware Company Farmington Lumber Building Farmington NM.jpg 302 East Main Street 1906 Oldest building and only frame structure in the district
Harry S. Allen Building Harry S. Allen Building Farmington NM.jpg 208 West Main Street 1936
Mandarin Cafe Mandarin Cafe Farmington NM.jpg 222 West Main Street 1925
San Juan County Bank San Juan County Bank Farmington NM.jpg 106 West Main Street 1911 Neoclassical Revival
Taft Building Taft Building Farmington NM.jpg 224–228 West Main Street 1938 Streamline Moderne
Totah Theater Totah Theater Farmington NM.jpg 315 West Main Street 1949

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Claudia Smith (October 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 20, 2019. With accompanying 24 photos

External links[]

Media related to Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District at Wikimedia Commons



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