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This is a list of historic landmarks in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as designated by the City Council. To date 24 individual properties (two of which are no longer standing) have been so designated. [1] Historic landmarks may not be demolished or significantly altered without approval from the Landmarks and Urban Conservation Commission. [2]
The history of Albuquerque, New Mexico dates back up to 12,000 years, beginning with the presence of Paleo-Indian hunter-gatherers in the region. Gradually, these nomadic people adopted a more settled, agricultural lifestyle and began to build multi-story stone or adobe dwellings now known as pueblos by 750 CE.
Albuquerque Independent Society formed. [23] "First meeting of the New Mexico League of Municipalities was held in Albuquerque" [24] 1914 Albuquerque High School building constructed. Home Circle Club chartered. [23] 1917 – City Charter adopted. [14] 1919 – New Mexico Workers Chronicle begins publication. [25] 1920 – People's Sanatorium ...
24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ... By the turn of the 20th century, disputes over Rio Grande water were brewing between farmers in southern New Mexico’s Mesilla Valley and those in ...
Albuquerque saw minor action when the retreating Confederates were involved in a skirmish with Union troops in the Battle of Albuquerque. For the most part, however, the town remained a quiet agricultural community. The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway reached Albuquerque in 1880, building a depot about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the plaza.
Feb. 1—The early morning of Aug. 24, Albuquerque police officer Honorio Alba Jr. spotted a black Toyota speeding south on Interstate 25 without its headlights on. The sedan was switching lanes ...
The new town of Albuquerque, platted in 1880 as the Santa Fe Railroad extended westward, quickly enveloped the old town. The rival Southern Pacific was completed between the Rio Grande valley and the Arizona border in 1881. From 1880 to 1910 the territory grew rapidly. With the coming of the railroad, many homesteaders moved to New Mexico.
Jun. 11—An Albuquerque-based semiconductor manufacturer will get a boost in funding courtesy of the federal CHIPS and Science Act to help expand and hire more people. New Mexico's congressional ...