National Register of Historic Places

Chinle Franciscan Mission Historic District

Chinle, Apache County, Arizona
Listed
June 4, 2007
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07000506

About this property

The Chinle Franciscan Mission Historic District is located in Chinle, Arizona, one of the population centers on the Navajo Nation. It is on the west side of the main east–west route through Chinle, Indian Service Route 7. The 2.92-acre site is approximately 2 miles west of Canyon de Chelly National Monument, and is the core of a larger 160-acre parcel which is in held in trust by the U.S. Federal Government for the Navajos. It was originally set aside for the Franciscan Friars in 1903, and is now leased by the Roman Catholic Church, through the Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico. It includes the Our Lady of Fatima Church. The entirety of the historic district is defined by three historic buildings, one historic object and one historic site. The buildings were constructed between 1905 and 1925 and are the Friary, the Annunciation Mission Church, and the Workshop/Garage; the object is the church bell, which was cast in 1914; and the site is the church's cemetery, which was active between 1907 and 1935. The district is made up of two discontiguous parcels. The first parcel is 2.2 acres and contains the Friary, Church, Garage and Bell, while the second parcel is .72 acres and contains the cemetery.

Location

Chinle, Apache County, Arizona
36.15419, -109.56077

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTRELIGIONCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Industrial
14.9 mi
Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Ganado Mission
Colonial
30.6 mi
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Modern
30.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Navajo Wars — Long Walk — Canyon de Chelly
1864Indian Wars
2.4 mi
Canyon de Chelly (Kit Carson 1864)
1864Indian Wars
4.8 mi

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When was Chinle Franciscan Mission Historic District listed on the National Register?

Chinle Franciscan Mission Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 2007.

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Chinle Franciscan Mission Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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