National Historic Landmark · palace · Santa Fe, New Mexico

Palace of the Governors

Historic house in New Mexico, United States in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1966Spanish Colonial Revival architecture
1982-06-04 Santa Fe NM 00441982-06-04 Santa Fe NM004ps2017 Santa Fe FiestaAnnual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for the year ended June 30, 1897 (1898) (14596032109)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Palace of the Governors

The Palace of the Governors is an adobe structure built in the Territorial Style of Pueblo architecture on Palace Avenue in what was Santa Fe de Nuevo México and is now Santa Fe, New Mexico. Located within the Santa Fe Historic District along the Santa Fe Plaza between Lincoln and Washington avenues, it served as the seat of government for centuries, having been established as the capitol building of Nuevo México in 1610. It was New Mexico's seat of government until 1901.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressPalace Avenue at Santa Fe Plaza, Santa Fe, NM
CountySanta Fe County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000489
Type of placepalace
StyleSpanish Colonial Revival architecture, Pueblo Revival Style architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, National Treasure
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
AddressPalace Avenue at Santa Fe Plaza, Santa Fe, NM
Websitenmhistorymuseum.org/about/campus/the-palace-of-the-governors.html ↗
Coordinates35.68777, -105.93808 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPecos National Historical Park · 18 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyBlack Canyon Campground (Santa Fe National Forest, Nm) 12 mi · Field Tract Campground 14 mi · Holy Ghost Group Area 15 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 66000489. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.