Taos Pueblo
Tiwa Pueblo in New Mexico; oldest U.S. city in Taos, New Mexico. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Taos Pueblo, also called the Pueblo of Taos, Pueblo de Taos, or Teotho, is an ancient Tiwa-speaking Pueblo inhabited by the Taos people. The Pueblo is one of the 575 federally-recognized Native American governments in the United States, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | 3 mi. N of Taos, Taos vicinity, NM |
| County | Taos County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000496 |
| Type of place | pueblo |
| Designations | World Heritage Site, National Historic Landmark, listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 3 mi. N of Taos, Taos, NM |
| Website | taospueblo.com ↗ |
| Coordinates | 36.43918, -105.54560 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Fort Union National Monument · 47 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Las Petacas Campground 4 mi · La Sombra Campground 6 mi · Columbine Campground (Nm) 17 mi |
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Nearby in Taos 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 66000496. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.