San José de los Jémez Mission and Gíusewa Pueblo Site | |
 Nave of the San José de los Jémez Mission Church | |
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| Location | NM 4, Jemez Springs, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 35°46′38″N 106°41′11″W / 35.77722°N 106.68639°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1621 |
| Architect | Fr. Gerónimo Zárate Salmerón |
| Architectural style | Pueblo |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001147[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1973 |
| Designated NHL | October 16, 2012 |
| Designated NMHS | 1935[2] |
The Jemez Historic Site (formerly Jemez State Monument) is a state-operated historic site on New Mexico State Road 4 in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. The site preserves the archaeological remains of the 16th-century Native American Gíusewa Pueblo and the 17th-century Spanish colonial mission called San José de los Jémez. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973,[1] and in 2012 it was designated as a National Historic Landmark.[3] It is considered an ancestral site of the Jemez Pueblo people who live nearby.[4]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "About New Mexico's Historic Sites". New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ "Interior Desegnates 27 New National Landmarks" (Press release). Washington, DC: Department of the Interior. October 17, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
The national historic landmarks announced today include … San José de los Jémez Mission and Gíusewa Pueblo Site
- ^ "NHL nomination for San Jose de los Jemez Mission and Giusewa Pueblo Site" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 13, 2017.