Scholes Hall
National Register of Historic Places

Scholes Hall

Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Listed
September 21, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88001545

About this property

Scholes Hall is the historic administration building of the University of New Mexico, located on the main campus in Albuquerque. It was the first of many buildings designed for the university by Santa Fe architect John Gaw Meem, who helped to cement the Pueblo Revival style as the "official" architecture of the campus. Built in 1934–36 with Public Works Administration funding, it is regarded as one of Meem's most notable designs.

Location

Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
35.08549, -106.62350

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 88001545. It was listed on September 21, 1988.

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

Carlisle Gymnasium
Civil War
0.1 mi
Zimmerman Library
Industrial
0.2 mi
Estufa
Civil War
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Confederate Occupation of Albuquerque
1862Civil War
1.5 mi
Chamuscado-Rodríguez Expedition 1581
1581Colonial
2 mi
Reconquest of New Mexico (de Cruzate's Campaign)
1689Colonial
2.8 mi
Tiwa Pueblo Skirmish – Alcanfor 1540
1540Colonial
5.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was Scholes Hall listed on the National Register?

Scholes Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 21, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Scholes Hall?

Scholes Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Scholes Hall?

The period of significance for Scholes Hall is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1934.

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