Las Trampas, New Mexico
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Las Trampas Historic District
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Church of San José de Gracia in Las Trampas, New Mexico.
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| Location: | On NM 76, Las Trampas, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates: | 36°7′57″N 105°45′48″W / 36.1325°N 105.76333°WCoordinates: 36°7′57″N 105°45′48″W / 36.1325°N 105.76333°W |
| Built: | 1850 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style: | Colonial, Other |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 67000007 |
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| Added to NRHP: | May 28, 1967[1] |
| Designated NHLD: | May 28, 1967[2] |
Las Trampas or Trampas (Spanish, "traps") is a small unincorporated town in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. Located on the scenic High Road to Taos (NM State Highway 76), it is approximately halfway between Santa Fe to the south and Taos to the north.
Founded in 1751 by twelve Spanish families from Santa Fe, it is known for the San José de Gracia Church, built between 1760 and 1776 and considered a model of the adobe architecture found throughout New Mexico. The church was once used by Los Hermanos Penitentes, a flagellant Catholic order founded in colonial Spanish America.[citation needed]
Las Trampas was made a National Historic District by the National Park Service (NPS) in 1967,[2][3] and the San José de Gracia Church itself was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970.
Trampas has a post office, with the ZIP code 87576; the US Postal Service prefers the name "Trampas".[4] No ZIP Code Tabulation Area information for 87576 is available from Census 2000.
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Congregation leaving after mass, San José de Gracia Church, 1943
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Santa Fe Baldy, viewed from near Trampas, May 2005
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[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Las Trampas Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=737&ResourceType=District. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ Charles W. Snell (May 1, 1968). National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings: Las Trampas Plaza Historic DistrictPDF (32 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying 19 photos of place and people, one dated 1980 others undatedPDF (32 KB)
- ^ 87576 data
[edit] External links
- NPS National Historical District page for Las Trampas
- NPS National Historical Landmark page for San José de Gracia
- American Southwest, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
- The Architecture of San José de Gracia
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