H. B. Ailman House
H. B. Ailman House | |
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Location | 314 W. Broadway, Silver City, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 32°46′12″N 108°16′40″W / 32.77000°N 108.27778°WCoordinates: 32°46′12″N 108°16′40″W / 32.77000°N 108.27778°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1881 |
Built by | Robert Black |
Architectural style | Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 75001163[1] |
NMSRCP No. | 186 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 12, 1975 |
Designated NMSRCP | May 22, 1970 |
The H. B. Ailman House is a historic house located at 314 W. Broadway in Silver City, New Mexico. Prospector Henry B. Ailman had the house built using his profits from the Naiad Queen Silver Mine in ; his business partner H. M. Meredith built an identical house next door, which has since been demolished. The brick Victorian house features a 2+1⁄2-story square turret, which Ailman used to watch for Apache attacks on Silver City. Ailman and Meredith attempted to found a bank in Silver City, but it failed in 1887; Ailman's house changed owners several times in the following decades. The city took ownership of the house in 1926 and made it the new City Hall. The house became a firehouse after a new city hall was constructed. In 1967, the Silver City Museum opened in the house.[2] The property today remains in operation as a historic house museum.[3]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1975.[1]
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References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Purdy, James H.; McCachren, Michael (April 1, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: H. B. Ailman House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 23, 2014. Accompanied by photos.
- ^ "The Ailman House - 1881". Silver City Museum. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- Historic house museums in New Mexico
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
- Houses completed in 1881
- Houses in Grant County, New Mexico
- National Register of Historic Places in Grant County, New Mexico
- 1881 establishments in New Mexico Territory
- New Mexico Registered Historic Place stubs