Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, on the Plaza, was completed in 1869 in the Romanesque Revival style and holds basilica status.
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City guide
architecture in Santa Fe.
22 buildings worth a detour, each with what to look for. Open them on the map, or walk them with the iPhone app, which collects each one you photograph.
Landmarks
The buildings that define the city's architecture.
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Connor Hall
Connor Hall was built in 1927, designed by architect George M. Williamson in the Pueblo Revival style. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Cristo Rey Church
Cristo Rey Church was completed in 1940, designed by Santa Fe architect John Gaw Meem in the Pueblo Revival style.
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La Fonda on the Plaza
La Fonda on the Plaza is a historic Santa Fe hotel on the Plaza, designed by architect Isaac Rapp in the Pueblo Revival style.
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Laboratory of Anthropology Director’s Residence
The Laboratory of Anthropology Director's Residence was designed by John Gaw Meem in 1930 in the Pueblo Revival style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties.
Lensic Theater
The Lensic Theater, on the Plaza, opened in 1931, designed by the Boller Brothers in the Moorish Revival style.
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National Park Service Southwest Regional Office
The National Park Service Southwest Regional Office was designed by Cecil J. Doty and completed in 1939, fusing National Park Service rustic design with Pueblo Revival form. It is a National Historic Landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties.
New Mexico Museum of Art
The New Mexico Museum of Art was completed in 1917 on the Plaza, designed by architect Isaac Rapp in the Pueblo Revival style, an early exemplar of the style.
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Old Santa Fe County Courthouse
The Old Santa Fe County Courthouse, on the plaza, was designed by John Gaw Meem in 1939 in the Pueblo Revival style.
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Palace of the Governors
The Palace of the Governors sits on the plaza and is built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, with elements also described as Pueblo Revival. It holds a rare triple designation: National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listing, and National Treasure status.
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San Miguel Mission
San Miguel Mission, on the Plaza, has adobe walls dating to about 1610, making it one of the oldest church structures in the continental United States. Built in the Spanish Colonial mission adobe style, it survived the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and was rebuilt in 1710.
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Santa Fe Indian School
The Santa Fe Indian School dates to 1890 and was designed in the Pueblo Revival style by John Gaw Meem, the architect most closely identified with defining that style in the region.
Santiago E. Campos United States Courthouse
The Santiago E. Campos United States Courthouse, on the plaza, was designed by Ammi B. Young in the Greek Revival style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties.
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Santuario de Guadalupe
The Santuario de Guadalupe, near the plaza, was built by Franciscan missionaries between roughly 1776 and 1795 as an adobe mission church. It is the oldest shrine in the United States dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Scottish Rite Masonic Center
The Scottish Rite Masonic Center, on the plaza, was designed by Sumner Hunt and completed in 1911 in the Moorish Revival style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties.
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Notable buildings
Worth a stop when you're nearby.
Loretto Chapel
Loretto Chapel, on the Plaza, is a rare Gothic Revival church in a Santa Fe streetscape otherwise dominated by adobe, Pueblo, and Territorial styles. It was designed by French architect Antoine Mouly, who also worked on the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, and completed by his son Projectus Mouly after Antoine's death.
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Landmark
Paolo Soleri Amphitheater
The Paolo Soleri Amphitheater was completed in 1970 and designed by Paolo Soleri, a visionary architect known for experimental structures.
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Landmark
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian was completed in 1937, designed by William Penhallow Henderson, and built in the form of a traditional Navajo forked-pole hogan, an unusual choice for a museum building. It was founded by Mary Cabot Wheelwright together with Navajo medicine man Hastiin Klah to preserve Navajo ceremonial knowledge, a mission the hogan-form building was built to embody. The museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties.
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Hidden gems
Fine buildings that fewer people seek out.
Carlos Vierra House
The Carlos Vierra House was completed in 1920 in the Pueblo Revival style. Carlos Vierra, an artist, designed and built the house himself, and it is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Dodge-Bailey House
The Dodge-Bailey House was completed in 1940 and designed by John Gaw Meem, drawing on both Pueblo Revival and Territorial Revival styles. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties.
Laboratory of Anthropology
The Laboratory of Anthropology was completed in 1927 and designed by John Gaw Meem in the Pueblo Revival style. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties.
Landmark
St. John's College, Santa Fe
St. John's College, Santa Fe has grounds designed by landscape architect Garrett Eckbo in 1964. The campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties.
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