Ernest L. Blumenschein House
Historic house in New Mexico. Built 1823. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Ernest L. Blumenschein House is a historic house museum and art gallery at 222 Ledoux Street in Taos, New Mexico. It was a home of painter Ernest L. Blumenschein (1874-1960), a co-founder of the Taos Society of Artists and one of the Taos Six. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.
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The record
| Register name | Blumenschein, Ernest L., House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Ledoux St., Taos, NM |
| County | Taos County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Art |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000495 |
| Built | 1823 · more from the 1820s |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | Pueblo Revival Style architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Ledoux St., Taos, NM |
| Coordinates | 36.4058° N, 105.5767° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Taos | 19 listed places in Taos → |
| Nearest national park unit | Fort Union National Monument · 47 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Las Petacas Campground 3 miles · La Sombra Campground 6 miles · Amole Canyon Group Shelter 15 miles |
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Nearby in Taos County
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Public land around it
| Carson National Forest ↗National Forest, U.S. Forest Service | Inside the boundary1,592,477 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
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Questions people ask
When was Ernest L. Blumenschein House listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Ernest L. Blumenschein House built?
1823, in the Pueblo Revival Style architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Can I visit Ernest L. Blumenschein House?
Yes. Ernest L. Blumenschein House is recorded as open to the public.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Ernest L. Blumenschein House?
Ledoux St., Taos, Taos County, New Mexico. The nearest national park unit is Fort Union National Monument, 47 miles away.
Source: Fort Union National Monument
Where is the nomination form for Ernest L. Blumenschein House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near Ernest L. Blumenschein House?
Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Las Petacas Campground, 3 miles away. La Sombra Campground is 6 miles away, and Amole Canyon Group Shelter is 15 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at Ernest L. Blumenschein House?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Is there a wildfire near Ernest L. Blumenschein House right now?
4 active incidents within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Apache Saloman Fall Rx, 13 miles away.
Source: Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000495. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.