Chihuahua Hill Historic District

Chihuahua Hill Historic District
Door of La Capilla Chapel
Location Bounded by Cooper, Spring, Bullard, and Chihuahua Sts., Silver City, New Mexico
Coordinates 32°46′01″N 108°16′43″W / 32.76694°N 108.27861°W / 32.76694; -108.27861Coordinates: 32°46′01″N 108°16′43″W / 32.76694°N 108.27861°W / 32.76694; -108.27861
Area 30 acres (12 ha)
Built 1870
NRHP reference # 84002943[1]
Added to NRHP January 23, 1984

The Chihuahua Hill Historic District, in Silver City, New Mexico, is a 30 acres (12 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

It is bounded by Cooper, Spring, Bullard, and Chihuahua Streets, and dates back to 1870. It includes 73 contributing buildings.[1]

It was the "original 'Mexican village' of Silver City of the 1880s" and it was still primarily populated by Spanish-surname families in 1982.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Drusilla Claridge (September 14, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chihuahua Hill Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 7, 2018. With accompanying 14 photos from 1912 and 1981-82
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