Carson, Kit, House
Historic house in New Mexico, United States in Taos, New Mexico. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Kit Carson House is a historic house museum at 113 Kit Carson Road in central Taos, New Mexico. Built in 1825, it was from 1843 until his death the home of frontiersman Kit Carson (1809-1868). An example of Spanish Colonial architecture, it is now owned by the local Masonic fraternity, and serves as a museum dedicated to Carson's life. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1963.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Kit Carson Ave., Taos, NM |
| County | Taos County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000948 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Kit Carson Ave., Taos, NM |
| Website | kitcarsonhomeandmuseum.com ↗ |
| Coordinates | 36.40700, -105.57270 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Fort Union National Monument · 47 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Las Petacas Campground 3 mi · La Sombra Campground 6 mi · Amole Canyon Group Shelter 15 mi |
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Nearby in Taos County
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000948. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.