Palace of the Governors

Palace of the Governors
Palace of the Governors
Location120 Washington Avenue,
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Coordinates35°41′16″N 105°56′15″W / 35.68778°N 105.93750°W / 35.68778; -105.93750
Arealess than one acre
Built1610 (1610)
Architectural styleTerritorial Style Pueblo architecture
Part ofSanta Fe Historic District (ID73001150[1])
NRHP reference No.66000489[1]
NMSRCP No.17
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLOctober 9, 1960[2]
Designated CPJuly 23, 1973
Designated NMSRCPSeptember 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.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks Survey, New Mexico" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 7, 2017.