St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church (Raton, New Mexico)

The St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church in Raton, New Mexico is a historic church. It was built in 1897 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The listing included three contributing buildings.[1]

St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church
St. John's Church in 2012
Nearest cityRaton, New Mexico
Coordinates36°54′52″N 104°12′18″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1897
NRHP reference No.78001814[1]
NMSRCP No.373
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 18, 1978
Designated NMSRCPFebruary 28, 1975

It is a 24 by 36 feet (7.3 m × 11.0 m) stone building. It was built of native red sandstone, originally with a mortar similar to adobe which deteriorated. In more recently it was repointed with cement and a cement foundation was put into place.[2]

It is located on Johnson Mesa about 17 miles (27 km) east of Raton on New Mexico State Road 72.[2]

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