Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District
National Register of Historic Places

Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District

Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico
Listed
December 20, 2002
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
02001551

About this property

The Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District is a 22 acres (8.9 ha) historic district in Farmington, New Mexico, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NFRP). The district is approximately eight blocks, along Main Street and Broadway, from Auburn Avenue to Miller Avenue It includes 62 contributing buildings and one contributing site, as well as 37 non-contributing buildings. One of the older business block buildings is the Falling Waters building, a two-part building built in 1907 with modifications in the 1920s and 1930s. The district was listed on the NRHP December 20, 2002. National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan County, New Mexico Media related to Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico
36.72885, -108.20589

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Aztec Main Street Historic District
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Nearby Battles

Salmon Ruins Massacre
1250Pre-Columbian
1 mi
Washington Expedition – Narbona Killed
1849Early Republic
1.8 mi
Aztec Ruins Region Conflict
1200Pre-Columbian
13.5 mi

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When was Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District listed on the National Register?

Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District?

Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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