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Chihuahua Hill Historic District

Coordinates: 32°46′01″N 108°16′43″W / 32.76694°N 108.27861°W / 32.76694; -108.27861
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Chihuahua Hill Historic District
Door of La Capilla Chapel
Chihuahua Hill Historic District is located in New Mexico
Chihuahua Hill Historic District
LocationBounded by Cooper, Spring, Bullard, and Chihuahua Sts., Silver City, New Mexico
Coordinates32°46′01″N 108°16′43″W / 32.76694°N 108.27861°W / 32.76694; -108.27861
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Built1870
NRHP reference No.84002943[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 23, 1984

The Chihuahua Hill Historic District, in Silver City, New Mexico, is a 30 acres (12 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

It is bounded by Cooper, Spring, Bullard, and Chihuahua Streets, and dates back to 1870. It includes 73 contributing buildings.[1]

It was the "original 'Mexican village' of Silver City of the 1880s" and it was still primarily populated by Spanish-surname families in 1982.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Drusilla Claridge (September 14, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chihuahua Hill Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 7, 2018. With accompanying 14 photos from 1912 and 1981-82
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