Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District

Coordinates: 36°43′43″N 108°12′22″W / 36.72861°N 108.20611°W / 36.72861; -108.20611
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Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District
Falling Waters building, 2018
Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District is located in New Mexico
Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District
Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District is located in the United States
Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District
LocationApproximately 8 blocks, along Main Street and Broadway, from Auburn Avenue to Miller Avenue
Farmington, New Mexico
United States
Coordinates36°43′43″N 108°12′22″W / 36.72861°N 108.20611°W / 36.72861; -108.20611
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
Architectural styleItalianate, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.02001551[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 2002

The Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District is a 22 acres (8.9 ha) historic district in Farmington, New Mexico, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NFRP).[1]

Description[edit]

The dixtrict is approximately eight blocks, along Main Street and Broadway, from Auburn Avenue to Miller Avenue It includes 62 contributing buildings and one contributing site, as well as 37 non-contributing buildings.[2]

One of the older business block buildings is the Falling Waters building, a two-part building built in 1907 with modifications in the 1920s and 1930s. [2]

The district was listed on the NRHP December 20, 2002.[1]

Notable buildings[edit]

Name Image Location Year built Style Notes
Alamo Motor Company (Star Garage) 122 East Main Street 1915 Mission Revival
Andrews Building (Farmington Drug) 101 East Main Street 1911
Bowman Brothers Drugs 115 West Main Street 1911
Clinton Taylor Building 306 West Main Street 1938
Falling Waters 101 West Main Street 1907
Farmington Lumber and Hardware Company 302 East Main Street 1906 Oldest building and only frame structure in the district
Harry S. Allen Building 208 West Main Street 1936
Mandarin Cafe 222 West Main Street 1925
San Juan County Bank 106 West Main Street 1911 Neoclassical Revival
Taft Building 224–228 West Main Street 1938 Streamline Moderne
Totah Theater 315 West Main Street 1949

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Claudia Smith (October 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 20, 2019. With accompanying 24 photos

External links[edit]

Media related to Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District at Wikimedia Commons