Mesa Verde Administrative District
Historic district in Colorado. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.
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What it is
Mesa Verde Administrative District is a set of six National Park Service buildings within Mesa Verde National Park, constructed between 1921 and 1927 in the Pueblo Revival style. Located on Chapin Mesa, these were the structures built by the Park Service to use culturally relevant architectural traditions in park architecture. The buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1987.
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The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | Area at head of Spruce Canyon off park service road, Mesa Verde National Park, CO |
| County | Montezuma County |
| Listed | May 28, 1987 |
| Listed for | Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Mesa Verde National Park Headquarters, Museum, Post Office, Ran |
| Reference number | 87001410 |
| Type of place | architectural ensemble, historic district |
| Style | Pueblo Revival Style architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Area at head of Spruce Canyon off park service road, Mesa Verde National Park, CO |
| Coordinates | 37.1831° N, 108.4913° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Mesa Verde National Park · 4 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Morefield Campground 9 miles · Target Tree Campground 20 miles · Mcphee Recreation Complex 22 miles |
Explore
Map
Nearby in Montezuma County
Public land around it
| Mesa Verde Wilderness ↗Wilderness, National Park Service | About 5 miles away8,500 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 Mesa Verde Administrative District listed on the National Register?
May 28, 1987. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Can I visit Mesa Verde Administrative District?
Yes. Mesa Verde Administrative District is recorded as open to the public.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Mesa Verde Administrative District?
Area at head of Spruce Canyon off park service road, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The nearest national park unit is Mesa Verde National Park, 4 miles away.
Source: Mesa Verde National Park
Where is the nomination form for Mesa Verde Administrative District?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near Mesa Verde Administrative District?
Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Morefield Campground, 9 miles away. Target Tree Campground is 20 miles away, and Mcphee Recreation Complex is 22 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
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 87001410. 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.