Robert H. Goddard House

Coordinates: 33°25′53″N 104°30′07″W / 33.43139°N 104.50194°W / 33.43139; -104.50194
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Robert H. Goddard House
Robert H. Goddard House is located in New Mexico
Robert H. Goddard House
Robert H. Goddard House is located in the United States
Robert H. Goddard House
Location1501 East Mescalero Road (Rt 3 E.), near Roswell, New Mexico
Coordinates33°25′53″N 104°30′07″W / 33.43139°N 104.50194°W / 33.43139; -104.50194
Arealess than one acre
Built1908
Architectural stylePueblo Revival
MPSRoswell New Mexico MRA
NRHP reference No.85003594[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1988

The Robert H. Goddard House, located at 1501 East Mescalero Road near Roswell, New Mexico, was built in 1908. Also known as Mescalero Ranch, it is a Pueblo Revival building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

It was a home of rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard during 1930 to 1932 and from 1934 to 1942, a highly productive time for Goddard's experiments in rocketry.[2]

It is a one-story adobe flat-roofed building covered with stucco.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Corinne P. Sze; John P. Petronis (April 25, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Robert H. Goddard House / Mescalero Ranch". National Park Service. Retrieved January 12, 2018. With photo from 1983.