Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District

The Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District in Farmington, New Mexico is a 22 acres (8.9 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District
Falling Waters building, 2018
LocationApprox. 8 blks, along Main St. and Broadway, from Auburn Ave. to Miller Ave., Farmington, New Mexico
Coordinates36°43′43″N 108°12′22″W
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
Architectural styleItalianate, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.02001551[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 2002

It is approximately eight blocks, along Main St. and Broadway, from Auburn Ave. to Miller Ave. The district included 62 contributing buildings and one contributing site, as well as 37 non-contributing buildings.[2]

One of the older business block buildings is the Falling Waters building, a two-part building built in 1907 with modifications in the 1920s and 1930s. [2]

Notable buildings
Name Image Location Year built Style Notes
Alamo Motor Company (Star Garage) 122 E Main St. 1915 Mission Revival
Andrews Building (Farmington Drug) 101 E Main St. 1911
Bowman Brothers Drugs 115 W Main St. 1911
Clinton Taylor Building 306 W Main St. 1938
Falling Waters 101 W Main St. 1907
Farmington Lumber and Hardware Company 302 E Main St. 1906 Oldest building and only frame structure in the district
Harry S. Allen Building 208 W Main St. 1936
Mandarin Cafe 222 W Main St. 1925
San Juan County Bank 106 W Main St. 1911 Neoclassical Revival
Taft Building 224–228 W Main St. 1938 Streamline Moderne
Totah Theater 315 W Main St. 1949

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Claudia Smith (October 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 20, 2019. With accompanying 24 photos
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