The Charles W. Lewis Building is a historic building in the Barelas neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties[2] and the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It was built around 1882 by Charles W. Lewis (1844–1901), a native of Peralta, New Mexico who came to Albuquerque in 1873. Lewis was one of many Albuquerque residents to get involved in land speculation as the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway approached the town in the late 1870s. Once the railroad arrived, Lewis was able to subdivide a valuable piece of land near the tracks and used one of the lots for the building described here, which was probably built as rental housing.[3] In 1915 it was reportedly being operated as a saloon.[4]
Charles W. Lewis Building | |
 Charles W. Lewis Building, September 2017 | |
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| Location | 1405–1407 2nd St. SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 35°4′18″N 106°39′5″W / 35.07167°N 106.65139°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001533[1] |
| NMSRCP No. | 711[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 3, 1979 |
| Designated NMSRCP | February 9, 1979 |
The building is a one-story, rectangular brick structure with a hipped roof supported by distinctive triangular brick corbels that wrap around all four sides. Originally front of the building had two doors and two sash windows; a third door was added later and the original transoms and window arches have been stuccoed over. The interior of the building has four rooms arranged in a linear plan, with a later addition at the rear.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Listed State and National Register Properties" (PDF). New Mexico Historic Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Charles W. Lewis Building". National Park Service. July 3, 1979. Retrieved September 22, 2017. with two accompanying photos
- ^ Dewitt, Susan (1978). Historic Albuquerque Today: An Overview Survey of Historic Buildings and Districts (2 ed.). Albuquerque: Historic Landmarks Survey of Albuquerque. p. 54.
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