National Register of Historic Places

Ailman, H. B., House

Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico
Listed
May 11, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75001163

About this property

The H. B. Ailman House is a historic house located at 314 W. Broadway in Silver City, New Mexico. Prospector Henry B. Ailman had the house built using his profits from the Naiad Queen Silver Mine in Georgetown; his business partner H. M. Meredith built an identical house next door, which has since been disassembled and reassembled nearby.The brick Victorian house features a 2+1⁄2-story square turret, which Ailman used to watch for Apache attacks on Silver City. Ailman and Meredith attempted to found a bank in Silver City, but it failed in 1887; Ailman's house changed owners several times in the following decades. The city took ownership of the house in 1926 and made it the new City Hall. The house became a firehouse after a new city hall was constructed. In 1967, the Silver City Museum opened in the house. The property today remains in operation as a historic house museum. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1975.

Location

314 W. Broadway
Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico
32.77008, -108.27840

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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When was Ailman, H. B., House listed on the National Register?

Ailman, H. B., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Ailman, H. B., House?

Ailman, H. B., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ailman, H. B., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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