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]
Chihuahua Hill Historic District | |
 Door of La Capilla Chapel | |
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| Location | Bounded by Cooper, Spring, Bullard, and Chihuahua Sts., Silver City, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 32°46′01″N 108°16′43″W / 32.76694°N 108.27861°W |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002943[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 23, 1984 |
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
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ 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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