Archbishop Lamy's Chapel, Historic Catholic chapel in Santa Fe County, US
Archbishop Lamy's Chapel is an adobe-walled building on Bishop's Lodge Road in Tesuque, New Mexico, built in 1874. It was erected by Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy as a retreat from his duties as the church's representative. The chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The chapel was built in 1874 under Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy's direction as part of his efforts to strengthen the Catholic Church in the region. It received National Register of Historic Places recognition in 1988.
The chapel stands on Bishop's Lodge Road in Tesuque, north of Santa Fe, and is named for Jean Baptiste Lamy, the archbishop who had it built in 1874 as a retreat from his duties as the church's representative. Its adobe walls are the main thing a visitor can see of the building's traditional northern New Mexico construction.
The chapel can be visited through the Bishop's Lodge resort grounds, which maintains and protects the building as part of its property. Visitors should note that this is private property with limited access times.
The chapel stands on Bishop's Lodge Road in Tesuque, not in Santa Fe city itself, though it is counted within Santa Fe County. Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy had it built in 1874 as a personal retreat from his duties as the church's representative, and it joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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