Modern Auto Court

3712 Central Ave. SE., Albuquerque, New Mexico. County/parish: Bernalillo.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 22, 1993. NRIS 93001221.

4 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Nob Hill Motel

From Wikipedia:

Modern Auto Court

Nob Hill Motel, formerly the Modern Auto Court, at 3712 Central Ave. SE. (the original U.S. Route 66) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was built in 1937. It was listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The listing included four contributing buildings.

Its architecture is Southwest Vernacular. It is one of few pre-World War II tourist courts remaining along Route 66 in New Mexico. It consists of four one-story buildings.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77845903

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