Santa Fe Historic District, Historic district in Santa Fe, United States.
The Santa Fe Historic District is a historic district in Santa Fe, New Mexico, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It includes two individually named U.S. National Historic Landmarks: Santa Fe Plaza and the Palace of the Governors. It also includes the Donaciano Vigil House, a separately listed Registered Historic Place, and the Gross, Kelly, and Company Warehouse, built in 1913 as an early work by Isaac Hamilton Rapp, creator of the Spanish Pueblo Revival style.
The district began as a Spanish colonial settlement in the early 1600s and was subsequently shaped by Mexican and Anglo-American settlers. The mixed architectural styles visible today reflect the different cultures that inhabited the area across successive periods.
The Plaza and the Palace of the Governors anchor the district's cultural life. The Palace, a U.S. National Historic Landmark, faces the Plaza, which is also a National Historic Landmark. The district was listed on the National Register in 1973, and its boundaries were later amended to include the 1913 Gross, Kelly, and Company Warehouse, an early work by Isaac Hamilton Rapp, creator of the Spanish Pueblo Revival style.
The district's core, centered on the Plaza and the Palace of the Governors, is compact and walkable, with the Donaciano Vigil House and the 1913 Gross, Kelly and Company Warehouse among the separately noted sites. Santa Fe sits at roughly 2,100 metres, so allow time to adjust to the elevation. Pavements and lanes are uneven in places, making firm footwear useful.
The Governor's Palace, built in 1610, stands among the oldest continuously used government buildings in North America and anchors the heart of the district. Its ongoing use keeps it a living part of history rather than a static museum piece.
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