Palace of the Governors | |
Location | 120 Washington Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 35°41′16″N 105°56′15″W / 35.68778°N 105.93750°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1610 |
Architectural style | Territorial Style Pueblo architecture |
Part of | Santa Fe Historic District (ID73001150[1]) |
NRHP reference No. | 66000489[1] |
NMSRCP No. | 17 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Designated NHL | October 9, 1960[2] |
Designated CP | July 23, 1973 |
Designated NMSRCP | September 29, 1972 |
The Palace of the Governors (Spanish: Palacio de los Gobernadores) is an adobe structure built in the Territorial Style of Pueblo architecture on Palace Avenue in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Located within the Santa Fe Historic District along the Santa Fe Plaza between Lincoln and Washington avenues, it served as the seat of government for New Mexico for centuries, having been established as the capitol building of Nuevo México in 1610. It was New Mexico's seat of government until 1901.