National Register of Historic Places

Sutherland, D. H., House

La Luz, Otero County, New Mexico
Listed
October 22, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80002562

About this property

The D. H. Sutherland House, on Main St. in La Luz, New Mexico, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was built around 1870 by Mariano Ramirez as a three-room, flat-roof, adobe house with small, high windows for "protection from enemies". The house was modified by Dave H. Sutherland after he bought it in 1890, adding a gable roof, a south-facing screened porch, and a number of rooms, and reflecting Victorian influences. The house's interior is "quite traditional, with wood floors, high ceilings, and corner fireplaces. D. H. Sutherland was one of La Luz's more substantial landholders, as in 1898 he owned several large parcels and the water rights to them." The house hosted A. J. Fountain, an attorney, for the night before his journey back to Las Cruces. He was murdered along with his son at Chalk Hill close to the Organ Pass. Fountain was involved in a La Luz water rights lawsuit and other legal conflicts. It is speculated that he and his son were murdered by a member of Oliver Lee's gang.

Location

La Luz, Otero County, New Mexico
32.98070, -105.94358

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

La Luz Historic District
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Queen Anne House
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2.4 mi
Infirmary Building
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When was Sutherland, D. H., House listed on the National Register?

Sutherland, D. H., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Sutherland, D. H., House?

Sutherland, D. H., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Sutherland, D. H., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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