Grant Road
National Register of Historic Places

Grant Road

Los Alamos, Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Listed
January 14, 2004
Type
Structure
Period
Modern
Ref No.
03001409

About this property

The Grant Road in Los Alamos, New Mexico, known today as Dot Grant Trail, and also New Mexico Laboratory of Anthropology Trail # 89103, is a historic wagon road, now a hiking trail, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The trail was named for Ottie Oman "Dot" Grant, an Anglo homestead owner originally from Colorado who had bought an existing Hispanic homestead to support his agricultural lifestyle year round. The Grant historic wagon trail was part of a system…

Location

Los Alamos, Los Alamos County, New Mexico
35.90639, -106.30017

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 03001409. It was listed on January 14, 2004.

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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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

United States Post Office-Los Alamos, New Mexico
Modern
1.7 mi
Bayo Road
Industrial
1.9 mi
Bandelier National Monument
Industrial
6.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Tsankawi Defensive Pueblo
1400Pre-Columbian
2.5 mi
Bandelier Ancestral Pueblo Conflict
1300Pre-Columbian
8.9 mi
Tyuonyi Conflict – Bandelier
1400Pre-Columbian
9.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Grant Road listed on the National Register?

Grant Road was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Grant Road?

Grant Road is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Grant Road?

The period of significance for Grant Road is recorded as the modern era.

Can I research the history near Grant Road?

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