Jemez Historic Site
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The Jemez Historic Site (formerly Jemez State Monument) is a state-operated historic site on New Mexico State Road 4 in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. The site preserves the archaeological remains of the 16th-century Native American Gíusewa Pueblo and the 17th-century Spanish colonial mission called San José de los Jémez. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973,[1] and in 2012 it was designated as a National Historic Landmark.[3] It is considered an ancestral site of the Jemez Pueblo people who live nearby.[4]
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San José de los Jémez Mission and Gíusewa Pueblo Site | |
Location | NM 4, Jemez Springs, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 35°46′38″N 106°41′11″W |
Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built | 1621 (1621) |
Architect | Fr. Gerónimo Zárate Salmerón |
Architectural style | Pueblo |
NRHP reference No. | 73001147[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 14, 1973 |
Designated NHL | October 16, 2012 |
Designated NMHS | 1935[2] |
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