Pyle, Ernie, House
Historic house in New Mexico, United States in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Built 1940. Added to the National Register in 1997, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Ernie Pyle House/Library is a historic house at 900 Girard Boulevard, SE in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Built in 1940, it was the home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle from then until his untimely death in 1945 during World War II. It now serves as a branch of the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library, containing Pyle memorabilia and a monument to Pyle. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 900 Girard Blvd., SE, Albuquerque, NM |
| County | Bernalillo County |
| Listed | Sep 22, 1997 |
| Reference number | 97001103 |
| Built | 1940 |
| Type of place | library branch, single-family detached home |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties |
| Contributing resources | 2 buildings, 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 900 Girard Blvd., SE, Albuquerque, NM |
| Coordinates | 35.07021, -106.61316 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Petroglyph National Monument · 9 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Nine Mile Picnic Site 15 mi · Cienega Picnic Site 15 mi · Capulin Spring Picnic Site 15 mi |
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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 97001103. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.