Carlisle Gymnasium
National Register of Historic Places

Carlisle Gymnasium

Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Listed
September 21, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
88001541

About this property

Carlisle Gymnasium is an indoor arena on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was the home of the New Mexico Lobos basketball team from its opening in 1928 until the completion of the larger Johnson Gymnasium in 1957, and was also the original venue of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. On 4 November 1948, Carlisle Gymnasium was the venue of the world premiere of Arnold Schoenberg's A Survivor from Warsaw , a cantata written in tribute to the victims of the…

Location

Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
35.08370, -106.62264

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 88001541. It was listed on September 21, 1988.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Nearby Battles

Confederate Occupation of Albuquerque
1862Civil War
1.6 mi
Chamuscado-Rodríguez Expedition 1581
1581Colonial
2.1 mi
Reconquest of New Mexico (de Cruzate's Campaign)
1689Colonial
2.9 mi
Tiwa Pueblo Skirmish – Alcanfor 1540
1540Colonial
5.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was Carlisle Gymnasium listed on the National Register?

Carlisle Gymnasium was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 21, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Carlisle Gymnasium?

Carlisle Gymnasium is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Carlisle Gymnasium?

The period of significance for Carlisle Gymnasium is recorded as the civil_war era.

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