San Esteban del Rey Mission
Historic church in New Mexico, United States in Acoma, New Mexico. Built 1629. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
San Estévan del Rey Mission Church is a Spanish mission church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup on the Acoma Pueblo Reservation in western New Mexico. Built between 1629 and 1641, it is one of the finest extant examples of hybrid Spanish Colonial and Puebloan architectural styles. It was named for Saint Stephen I of Hungary. The church was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It remains a mission church and is part of the parish of San José de la Laguna in Laguna, New Mexico.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | On NM 23, Acoma, NM |
| County | Valencia County |
| Listed | Apr 15, 1970 |
| Reference number | 70000417 |
| Built | 1629 |
| Type of place | church building, mission station |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | On NM 23, Acoma, NM |
| Coordinates | 34.89530, -107.58255 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | El Malpais National Monument · 23 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Coal Mine 24 mi |
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Nearby in Valencia County
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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 70000417. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.