El Rancho Hotel
National Register of Historic Places

El Rancho Hotel

Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico
Listed
January 14, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
87002222

About this property

El Rancho Hotel, Gallup, New Mexico, is a historic hotel built by R.E. “Griff” Griffith, the brother of film director D.W. Griffith. The brothers encouraged early film production in the surrounding area. It is located on old U.S. Route 66 and became the temporary home for many Hollywood movie stars.

Location

100 E. Sixty-sixth Ave.
Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico
35.52958, -108.72226

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 87002222. It was listed on January 14, 1988.

Categories

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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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1.1 mi
White Cafe
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Nearby Battles

Navajo Expedition – Bear Springs Council
1846Mexican-American War
2.9 mi
Fort Wingate Fight (1862)
1862Indian Wars
8 mi
Fort Wingate — Navajo Hostility (November 1862)
1862Indian Wars
11 mi

Questions about this property

When was El Rancho Hotel listed on the National Register?

El Rancho Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 1988.

What type of historic resource is El Rancho Hotel?

El Rancho Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for El Rancho Hotel?

The period of significance for El Rancho Hotel is recorded as the colonial era.

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