Milne-Bush Ranch

The Milne-Bush Ranch, on Rt. 1 in or near Roswell, New Mexico, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The listing included two contributing buildings. It has also been known as Ave de Paso.[1]

Milne-Bush Ranch
LocationRt. 1, Roswell, New Mexico
Coordinates33°26′19″N 104°29′55″W
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleNew Mexico vernacular
MPSRoswell New Mexico MRA
NRHP reference No.85003639[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1988

The historic resources are a one-story adobe house and a two-story barn about 200 feet (61 m) away. The house started as a one-room adobe homestead around 1884 and was expanded over the years, through the 1920s. It includes "a fireplace and bookshelves hand-carved by artist B.J.O. Nordfeldt who was a member of the Santa Fe art colony from 1918 to 1940.[2]

The barn was built between 1923 and 1926 when the property was used as a hunting lodge. The barn is partly open to a corral.[2]

The architecture is New Mexico vernacular.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Corinne Sze; John Petronis (July 20, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Milne--Bush Ranch / Ave de Paso". National Park Service. Retrieved June 24, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1983


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