Rosenwald Building (Additional Documentation)
National Register of Historic Places

Rosenwald Building (Additional Documentation)

Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Listed
June 28, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78001806

About this property

The Rosenwald Building is a historic building located in Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. Designed by Henry Trost of the El Paso firm of Trost & Trost and built in 1910, it was the first reinforced concrete building in the city. It is a massive three-story building with a two-story recessed entrance and simple geometric ornamentation. The building was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Originally the entire 42,000-square-foot building was occupied by Aron and Edward Rosenwald's flagship department store, which was praised by the Albuquerque Journal as "the handsomest, most up-to-date, and most complete department store in the southwest" upon opening. McLellan Stores moved into the ground floor in 1927, remaining there for about 50 years. The Rosenwald Building was renovated in 1981 and the upper floors were converted to office space. The city of Albuquerque bought two floors of the building in 2008.

Location

320 Central Ave., SW
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
35.08425, -106.65155

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When was Rosenwald Building (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

Rosenwald Building (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 28, 1978.

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Rosenwald Building (Additional Documentation) is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Rosenwald Building (Additional Documentation) is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1910.

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