Chamizal National Memorial
National Register of Historic Places

Chamizal National Memorial

El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Listed
February 4, 1974
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
74002069

About this property

Chamizal National Memorial, located in El Paso, Texas, along the United States–Mexico international border, is a National Park Service site commemorating the peaceful settlement of the Chamizal boundary dispute.

Location

El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
31.75997, -106.49990

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 74002069. It was listed on February 4, 1974.

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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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

Sunset Heights Historic District
Listed
0.3 mi
El Paso Union Passenger Station
Industrial
0.3 mi
Old Bnai Zion Synagogue
Pre Contact
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of El Paso del Norte
1846Mexican-American War
0.8 mi
El Paso Gunfight — Dallas Stoudenmire Four Dead in Five Seconds
1881Frontier
0.8 mi
El Paso — Manning Brothers vs. Stoudenmire
1882Frontier
0.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was Chamizal National Memorial listed on the National Register?

Chamizal National Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Chamizal National Memorial?

Chamizal National Memorial is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Chamizal National Memorial?

The period of significance for Chamizal National Memorial is recorded as the listed era.

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