Sara Raynolds Hall

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Sara Raynolds Hall
Sara Raynolds Hall, May 2010
Sara Raynolds Hall is located in New Mexico
Sara Raynolds Hall
Sara Raynolds Hall is located in the United States
Sara Raynolds Hall
Location2001 Central Ave. NE[2]
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coordinates35°04′53″N 106°37′26″W / 35.08139°N 106.62389°W / 35.08139; -106.62389
Built1921; 103 years ago (1921)
ArchitectEdward B. Christy
Architectural stylePueblo Revival
NRHP reference No.88001544[1]
NMSRCP No.1455
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1988
Designated NMSRCPJuly 8, 1988[3]

Sara Raynolds Hall is a historic building on the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Completed in 1921, it originally housed the university's home economics department.[4] The building was privately funded by local citizens, including the $16,000 construction cost[5] as well as several thousand dollars worth of equipment. One of the largest donors was Joshua Raynolds, whose mother was the building's namesake.[6]

The building was designed by Edward B. Christy, who was also responsible for the Pueblo style remodeling of Hodgin Hall in 1908. As with nearly all subsequent buildings on campus, Sara Raynolds Hall also employed the Pueblo style. It is a one-story, brick bearing wall structure[7] with a beige stucco exterior. The building was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "UNM Building List by Campus, by Building Name" (PDF). University of New Mexico. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Listed State and National Register Properties" (PDF). New Mexico Historic Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  4. ^ Annual Catalogue. University of New Mexico. 1921. p. 24.
  5. ^ Hooker, Van Dorn (2000). Only in New Mexico: An Architectural History of the University of New Mexico. Albuquerque: UNM Press. p. 312. ISBN 0826321356.
  6. ^ Hooker, p. 48.
  7. ^ Hooker, p. 47.

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