Narciso Valdez House

Narciso Valdez House
Narciso Valdez House is located in New Mexico
Narciso Valdez House
LocationNM 120, Ocate, New Mexico
Coordinates36°10′34″N 105°02′55″W / 36.17612°N 105.04848°W / 36.17612; -105.04848
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc.1895
Architectural styleQueen Anne style
NRHP reference No.80004484[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 11, 1980

The Narciso Valdez House, on New Mexico State Road 120 in Ocate, New Mexico, was built between 1895 and 1898. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

It is a one-and-a-half-story house built of adobe but covered with scored plaster to appear as masonry. It has Queen Anne style in its features, particularly in its interior.[2]

It was deemed "significant because it is one of Ocate's most important structures and because the interior feature of carved and painted moldings is unique. Carved and painted wood is a feature frequently found in New Mexican architecture. The Valdez House, however, is the largest and most elaborate known example."[2]

It is located across from the J.P. Strong Store, which is also National Register-listed.[2]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Ellen Threinen (October 22, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Narciso Valdez House / Lorenzo Lopez House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 10, 2019. With accompanying five photos from 1979