McCanna–Hubbell Building

The McCanna–Hubbell Building, also known as the AG&E Building, is a historic commercial building in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. Built in 1915, it is a two-story brick structure with a prominent cornice. From 1917 to the mid-1960s the building was the headquarters of the Albuquerque Gas & Electric Company, which later became the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM). During this period the piers and cornice of the building were decorated with hundreds of electric light bulbs, the sockets for which are still in place.[3] PNM later moved two blocks south to the PNM Building on Silver Avenue.[4]

McCanna–Hubbell Building
McCanna–Hubbell Building, May 2010
Location418–424 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coordinates35°05′04″N 106°39′09.5″W
Built1915
NRHP reference No.82003314[1]
NMSRCP No.829[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 13, 1982
Designated NMSRCPJune 26, 1981

The property was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1981 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2] It is located on the southeast corner of 5th Street and Central Avenue, adjacent to the S. H. Kress Building and directly across the street from the KiMo Theater.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Listed State and National Register Properties" (PDF). New Mexico Historic Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  3. Bannerman, Ty (2008). Forgotten Albuquerque. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 78.
  4. Rayburn, Rosalie (November 12, 2005). "My, How PNM Has Grown in 88 Years". Albuquerque Journal. NM. p. E2.
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