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Lincoln Historic District (Lincoln, New Mexico)
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Lincoln Historic District is a historic district
encompassing the community of Lincoln, New Mexico
. It includes a number of buildings, including Wright House, Dr. Wood's Office, and the Watson House, Curry Saloon, Wortley Hotel, Penfield Shop and Home, Tunstall Store, Old Mill, Ellis Store, Old Courthouse, Montano Store.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1960. The National Park Service reviewer of the site, who visited in 1974, believed, then, that it was the best preserved cow town in the United States.
Seventeen of the buildings are owned by the state of New Mexico and operated as the Lincoln State Monument
. Four of the buildings are open as museums year round, and two are open seasonally.
The town is notable for its famous residents who participated in the Lincoln County War
, and as the site of Billy the Kid's
most famous escape in April 1881.
Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
encompassing the community of Lincoln, New Mexico
Lincoln, New Mexico
Lincoln is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located approximately 57 miles west of Roswell and just south of the Lincoln National Forest. The town had a population of about 800 in 1888, and Main Street has been beautifully preserved by current residents....
. It includes a number of buildings, including Wright House, Dr. Wood's Office, and the Watson House, Curry Saloon, Wortley Hotel, Penfield Shop and Home, Tunstall Store, Old Mill, Ellis Store, Old Courthouse, Montano Store.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1960. The National Park Service reviewer of the site, who visited in 1974, believed, then, that it was the best preserved cow town in the United States.
Seventeen of the buildings are owned by the state of New Mexico and operated as the Lincoln State Monument
Lincoln State Monument
Lincoln State Monument was established in 1937 as a New Mexico State Monument, and is a part of a historic district in the tiny hamlet of Lincoln, New Mexico. Seventeen of the forty-eight structures in town are protected as part of the monument. Properties comprising the monument include Wright...
. Four of the buildings are open as museums year round, and two are open seasonally.
The town is notable for its famous residents who participated in the Lincoln County War
Lincoln County War
The Lincoln County War was a 19th-century range war between two factions during the Old West period. Numerous notable figures of the American West were involved, including Billy the Kid, aka William Henry McCarty; sheriffs William Brady and Pat Garrett; cattle rancher John Chisum, lawyer and...
, and as the site of Billy the Kid's
Billy the Kid
William H. Bonney William H. Bonney William H. Bonney (born William Henry McCarty, Jr. est. November 23, 1859 – c. July 14, 1881, better known as Billy the Kid but also known as Henry Antrim, was a 19th-century American gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier...
most famous escape in April 1881.
External links
- Photo sets for several Lincoln, New Mexico buildings found by search on "Lincoln NM" here, at Historic American Building Survey