National Register of Historic Places listings in Colfax County, New Mexico facts for kids

Location of Colfax County in New Mexico

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Colfax County, New Mexico.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.

There are 28 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. All of the places within the county on the National Register are also listed on the State Register of Cultural Properties with the exception of the Folsom Site and Raton Pass National Historic Landmarks.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 31, 2017.

Contents: Counties in New Mexico

Bernalillo – Catron – Chaves – Cibola – Colfax – Curry – De Baca – Doña Ana – Eddy – Grant – Guadalupe – Harding – Hidalgo – Lea – Lincoln – Los Alamos – Luna – McKinley – Mora – Otero – Quay – Rio Arriba – Roosevelt – San Juan – San Miguel – Sandoval – Santa Fe – Sierra – Socorro – Taos – Torrance – Union – Valencia

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Catskill Charcoal Ovens		January 30, 1978 (#78001813)	35 miles (56 km) west of Raton 36°56′07″N 104°46′36″W	Raton
2	Cimarron Historic District		April 3, 1973 (#73001140)	Southern edge of city along State Road 21 36°30′16″N 104°55′17″W	Cimarron
3	Clifton House Site		April 7, 1995 (#94000325)	Address Restricted	Raton
4	Colfax County Courthouse		June 18, 1987 (#87000882)	3rd and Savage 36°54′15″N 104°26′26″W	Raton
5	Colfax County Courthouse in Springer		December 7, 1987 (#87000883)	614 Maxwell Ave. 36°29′53″N 104°35′27″W	Springer
6	Columbian School		March 15, 1996 (#96000261)	700 N. 2nd St. 36°54′36″N 104°26′13″W	Raton
7	R.H. Cowan Livery Stable		August 3, 1979 (#79001538)	220 Maxwell Ave. 36°21′34″N 104°35′41″W	Springer
8	Dawson Cemetery		April 9, 1992 (#92000249)	Approximately 4 miles northwest of the junction of U.S. Route 64 and the Dawson Rd. 36°39′19″N 104°46′02″W	Dawson
9	Dorsey Mansion		September 4, 1970 (#70000399)	About 12 miles northeast of Abbott off U.S. Route 56 36°29′12″N 104°11′28″W	Abbott
10	Eagle Nest Dam		April 18, 1979 (#79001537)	3 miles southeast of Eagle Nest off U.S. Route 64 36°31′54″N 105°13′44″W	Eagle Nest
11	El Raton Theater		January 17, 2007 (#06001250)	115 N. 2nd St. 36°54′15″N 104°26′21″W	Raton
12	El Vado de las Piedras and the Santa Fe Trail-Colfax County Trail Segments		April 21, 1994 (#94000327)	1.5 miles south of U.S. Route 56 at the Canadian River 36°18′10″N 104°29′21″W	Springer
13	Folsom Site		October 15, 1966 (#66000473)	Address Restricted	Folsom
14	Immanuel Lutheran Church		February 23, 2015 (#15000026)	307 Summit Ave. 36°21′36″N 104°35′31″W	Springer
15	Kearny School		March 15, 1996 (#96000259)	800 S. 3rd St. 36°53′42″N 104°26′32″W	Raton
16	Longfellow School		March 15, 1996 (#96000262)	700 E. 4th St. 36°53′53″N 104°26′04″W	Raton
17	Maxwell-Abreu and North (Martinez) Houses		June 23, 1993 (#93000253)	Northwestern corner of the junction of State Road 121 and Rayado Creek 36°22′04″N 104°55′49″W	Cimarron
18	Mills House		October 6, 1970 (#70000400)	509 1st St. 36°21′26″N 104°35′30″W	Springer
19	Original Townsite Historic District		March 27, 2008 (#08000230)	Roughly bounded by Clark and Cimmaron Aves. and S. 2nd and S. 7th Sts. 36°53′58″N 104°26′37″W	Raton
20	Point of Rocks Historic District		April 21, 1994 (#94000328)	Jones Well Rd., 1.5 miles east of Point of Rocks Rd. 36°25′19″N 104°09′32″W	Springer
21	Raton Armory		March 15, 1996 (#96000260)	901 S. 3rd St. 36°53′33″N 104°26′33″W	Raton
22	Raton Downtown Historic District		October 21, 1977 (#77000923)	Roughly bounded by Rio Grande, Clark, 1st and 3rd Sts.; also roughly bounded by 3rd St., Apache & Parsons Aves. 36°53′58″N 104°26′21″W	Raton	Second set of addresses represents a boundary increase April 30, 2015.
23	Raton Junior-Senior High School		March 15, 1996 (#96000263)	500 S. 3rd St. 36°53′51″N 104°26′31″W	Raton
24	Raton Pass		October 15, 1966 (#66000474)	U.S. Routes 85/87 on the Colorado/New Mexico border 36°59′19″N 104°29′11″W	Raton
25	Raton Pass Scenic Highway		September 17, 2015 (#15000605)	Roughly from .1 mi. from jct. of Hill St. & Moulton Ave. continuing approx. 1.5 mi. on Scenic Hwy. 36°54′12″N 104°26′56″W	Raton
26	The Ring Place		July 19, 1988 (#88001054)	Questa Ranger District in the Carson National Forest, Forest Rds. 1950 and 1918A 36°46′21″N 105°07′16″W	Cimarron
27	St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church		January 18, 1978 (#78001814)	17 miles (27 km) east of Raton on State Road 72 and Johnson Mesa 36°54′52″N 104°12′18″W	Raton
28	Villa Philmonte Historic District		August 18, 1995 (#95001018)	Philmont Scout Ranch 36°27′33″N 104°56′56″W	Cimarron