National Historic Landmark · building of public administration · Santa Fe, New Mexico

National Park Service Southwest Regional Office

United States historic place in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Built 1939 by Cecil J. Doty. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1939Listed 1970National Park Service rusticCecil J. Doty
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What it is

Wikipedia · National Park Service Southwest Regional Office

The National Park Service Southwest Regional Office, also known as National Park Service Region III Headquarters Building, is located at 1100 Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The office provides support services for Park Service properties throughout the intermountain region of the American Southwest. The building, designed by NPS architect Cecil J. Doty, it is a traditional adobe building, built the 1930s by crews of the Civilian Conservation Corps. It is the largest adobe office building in the nation, and a masterpiece of Spanish Pueblo Revival architecture. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987. It is open to the public during normal business hours; tours are not normally given.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressOld Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM
CountySanta Fe County
ListedOct 6, 1970
Reference number70000067
Built1939
ArchitectCecil J. Doty
Type of placebuilding of public administration, administrative building
StyleNational Park Service rustic, Pueblo Revival Style architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressOld Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM
Coordinates35.66696, -105.92320 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPecos National Historical Park · 16 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyField Tract Campground 13 mi · Black Canyon Campground (Santa Fe National Forest, Nm) 13 mi · Holy Ghost Group Area 14 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000067. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.