Folsom Hotel

The Folsom Hotel, at southwest of junction of Grand Ave. and Wall St. in Folsom, New Mexico, is a historic stone building built in 1888 that served as a department store and as a hotel. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

Folsom Hotel
LocationSW Jct. of Grand Ave. and Wall St., Folsom, New Mexico
Coordinates36°50′41″N 103°55′8″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1888 (1888)
Built byN. E. Quest, Jacinto Flores
NRHP reference No.87000726[1]
NMSRCP No.85
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 14, 1987
Designated NMSRCPJuly 18, 1969

The hotel was originally the Drew & Phillips General Mercantile Store; it was modified by John Odell in 1910 to serve as a hotel.[2]

In 2009 it appeared long-abandoned.[3] In another set of photos, undated, it appears to have been converted to a private residence.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Google-cached version of June 2013 of http://nenewmexico.com/towns-counties/union/folsom.php
  3. Photo of Folsom Hotel, long-closed, 2009
  4. Folsom Hotel 1888 New mexico


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