Castle Apartments
National Register of Historic Places

Castle Apartments

Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Listed
February 13, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86000219

About this property

Castle Apartments was a historic apartment building in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, which was destroyed by fire in 2009. It was located on the southeast corner of 15th Street and Central Avenue, roughly halfway between Downtown and Old Town, and took its name from the Huning Castle mansion, which originally stood on the other side of 15th Street. Built in 1922, it was a two-story, U-shaped building with a central courtyard and 20 residential units ranging in size from 600 to 750…

Location

1410 Central SW
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
35.08813, -106.66435

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 86000219. It was listed on February 13, 1986.

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.

Nearby Historic Sites

Aldo Leopold Neighborhood Historic District
Industrial
0.1 mi
Lembke House
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Confederate Occupation of Albuquerque
1862Civil War
0.8 mi
Chamuscado-Rodríguez Expedition 1581
1581Colonial
0.9 mi
Reconquest of New Mexico (de Cruzate's Campaign)
1689Colonial
2.3 mi
Tiwa Pueblo Skirmish – Alcanfor 1540
1540Colonial
3.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Castle Apartments listed on the National Register?

Castle Apartments was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 13, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Castle Apartments?

Castle Apartments is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Castle Apartments?

The period of significance for Castle Apartments is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1922.

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