National Historic Landmark · architectural ensemble · Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

Mesa Verde Administrative District

Historic district in Colorado, United States in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1987Pueblo Revival Style architecture
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What it is

Wikipedia · Mesa Verde Administrative District

Mesa Verde Administrative District is a set of six National Park Service buildings within Mesa Verde National Park, constructed between 1921 and 1927 in the Pueblo Revival style. Located on Chapin Mesa, these were the structures built by the Park Service to use culturally relevant architectural traditions in park architecture. The buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1987.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeHistoric district
AddressArea at head of Spruce Canyon off park service road, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
CountyMontezuma County
ListedMay 28, 1987
Reference number87001410
Type of placearchitectural ensemble, historic district
StylePueblo Revival Style architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressArea at head of Spruce Canyon off park service road, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Coordinates37.18309, -108.49130 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitMesa Verde National Park · 4 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyMorefield Campground 9 mi · Target Tree Campground 20 mi · Mcphee Recreation Complex 22 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Reference

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Sources

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 87001410. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.