Gallup Commercial Historic District

Historic district in New Mexico, United States

United States historic place


Gallup Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


35°31′37″N 108°44′42″W / 35.52694°N 108.74500°W / 35.52694; -108.74500
Area	38 acres (15 ha)
NRHP reference No.	16000389^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 21, 2016

The Gallup Commercial Historic District is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.^[1]

It includes "the largest concentration of historic commercial buildings in Gallup", in one- and two-story stores along U.S. Route 66 and W. Coal Ave.in Gallup. It includes 65 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and a contributing object, as well as 26 non-contributing buildings.^[2]

The district also includes seven properties already separately listed on the National Register:

Rex Hotel
Old U.S. Post Office
Palace Lodge
El Morro Theater
Grand Hotel (Ricca's Mercantile)
White Café, and
Chief Theater.^[2]

The listing newly adds 58 contributing buildings and adds 38 acres (15 ha) to the National Register (excluding the area of the seven previously listed properties).^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Gallup Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Heather Barrett; Steven Moffson (August 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fort Wingate Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 24, 2019.