The Acoma Curio Shop is a former souvenir shop located on historic U.S. Route 66 in San Fidel, New Mexico. The store built in 1916 by Abdoo Fidel, a Lebanese immigrant, and was originally a general store. In 1937, Fidel began to sell Native American curios to tourists passing through San Fidel on Route 66. Fidel's shop only sold curios crafted at the Acoma Pueblo, unlike most souvenir shops at the time, which generally sold replica souvenirs or curios made by multiple tribes.[2] In 1941, Fidel closed the curio shop and began selling general goods again. The building now houses an art gallery called Gallery 66.[3]
Acoma Curio Shop | |
 Acoma Curio Shop in San Fidel, New Mexico | |
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| Location | 1090 NM 124, San Fidel, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 35°5′2″N 107°35′50″W / 35.08389°N 107.59722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937 |
| MPS | Route 66 through New Mexico MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000817[1] |
| NMSRCP No. | 1934 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 7, 2009 |
| Designated NMSRCP | December 12, 2008 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 2009.[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "New Mexico curio shop listed in National Register". Indian Country Today Media Network. November 10, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ^ Boyett, Roseanne (October 29, 2009). "Acoma Curio Shop". Cibola Beacon. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
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