La Loma Plaza Historic District, Historic district in Taos, United States.

La Loma Plaza Historic District is a neighborhood on a hill west of the central Taos plaza, laid out around a fortified plaza. Spanish settlers built houses contiguously with shared common walls, and the outer walls were solid adobe, with limited entrances to the center. Most of the houses within the plaza have been restored.

La Loma Plaza was built on a hill west of the Taos plaza by Spanish settlers who left the fortified Taos Pueblo after 1795; the settlement predates 1846, when New Mexico became a U.S. provisional government and fortified villages mattered less. Houses were built contiguously with shared common walls and solid adobe outer walls, with limited entrances to the plaza center, as defense against Comanche, Apache and Ute raids.

The plaza's church, San Antonio, was blessed in October 1876 by Archbishop Lamy. Some residents of La Loma were artists, and the settlers there helped found the town of Taos. The neighborhood is still lived in, and most of its houses have been restored.

The district is within walking distance of downtown Taos, making it easy to visit while exploring the town. Visitors should plan to walk slowly through the narrow streets and courtyards to appreciate the details of the adobe architecture and layout.

La Loma was settled sometime between 1795, when Spanish settlers left the fortified Taos Pueblo, and 1846, when New Mexico became a U.S. provisional government and fortified settlements mattered less. The exact founding date is not documented, so the range comes from those two events.