Dona Ana Village Historic District

Roughly bounded by the Dona Ana lateral irrigation ditch, I-25, NM 320, and Dona Ana School Rd., Dona Ana, New Mexico. County/parish: Dona Ana.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 27, 1996. NRIS 96001042.

27 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • See Also:Nuestra Senora de la Purificacion Church

From Wikipedia:

Dona Ana Village Historic District

The Doña Ana Village Historic District, in Doña Ana, New Mexico, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It included 27 contributing buildings on 90 acres (36 ha).

It is roughly bounded by the Doña Ana lateral irrigation ditch, Interstate 25, New Mexico State Road 320, and Doña Ana School Rd.

The town, founded in 1843, is the oldest permanent settlement in southern New Mexico; numerous earlier settlements did not survive.

The district includes:

  • Nuestra Senora de la Purificacion Church, which is separately listed on the National Register
  • Maximjano Garcia House (late 1800s)
  • more
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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77847249

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