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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Torrance 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 11 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks and 1 National Monument. All of the places within the county on the National Register are also listed on the State Register of Cultural Properties with the single exception of Abo.


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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 Abo
Abo
October 15, 1966
(#66000497)
3 miles west of Abo on U.S. Route 60
34°26′56″N 106°22′17″W / 34.448889°N 106.371389°W / 34.448889; -106.371389 (Abo)
Abo Part of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
2 Gran Quivera Historic District
June 15, 2015
(#15000355)
Along NM 55 approx. 25 mi. S. of Mountainair
34°15′55″N 106°06′09″W / 34.2654°N 106.1024°W / 34.2654; -106.1024 (Gran Quivera Historic District)
Mountainair vicinity Part of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument; extends into Socorro County
3 Greene Evans Garage
Greene Evans Garage
November 22, 1993
(#93001211)
Northwestern corner of the junction of Broadway and former U.S. Route 66
35°00′19″N 106°03′00″W / 35.005278°N 106.05°W / 35.005278; -106.05 (Greene Evans Garage)
Moriarty
4 Moriarty Eclipse Windmill
Moriarty Eclipse Windmill
June 4, 1979
(#79001561)
2 miles (3.2 km) west of Moriarty off State Road 222
34°59′48″N 106°04′55″W / 34.996667°N 106.081944°W / 34.996667; -106.081944 (Moriarty Eclipse Windmill)
Moriarty
5 Mountainair Municipal Auditorium
Mountainair Municipal Auditorium
April 30, 1987
(#87000651)
Southwestern corner of Roosevelt Ave. and Beal St.
34°31′16″N 106°14′34″W / 34.521111°N 106.242778°W / 34.521111; -106.242778 (Mountainair Municipal Auditorium)
Mountainair
6 Quarai
Quarai
October 15, 1966
(#66000498)
1 mile south of Punta de Agua
34°35′45″N 106°17′42″W / 34.595833°N 106.295°W / 34.595833; -106.295 (Quarai)
Punta de Agua Part of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
7 Rancho Bonito
Rancho Bonito
November 29, 1978
(#78001834)
South of Mountainair on Gran Quivera Rd.
34°30′23″N 106°14′21″W / 34.506389°N 106.239167°W / 34.506389; -106.239167 (Rancho Bonito)
Mountainair
8 Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
October 15, 1966
(#66000494)
1 mile (1.6 km) east of Gran Quivira on State Road 10
34°15′35″N 106°05′25″W / 34.259722°N 106.090278°W / 34.259722; -106.090278 (Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument)
Gran Quivira Extends into Socorro County
9 Shaffer Hotel
Shaffer Hotel
November 15, 1978
(#78003077)
Broadway St.
34°31′08″N 106°14′31″W / 34.518889°N 106.241944°W / 34.518889; -106.241944 (Shaffer Hotel)
Mountainair
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