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Modern Auto Court

Coordinates: 35°04′46″N 106°36′10″W / 35.079369°N 106.602808°W / 35.079369; -106.602808 (Modern Auto Court)
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Modern Auto Court
Modern Auto Court is located in New Mexico
Modern Auto Court
Location3712 Central Ave. SE., Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coordinates35°04′46″N 106°36′10″W / 35.079369°N 106.602808°W / 35.079369; -106.602808 (Modern Auto Court)
Arealess than one acre
Built1937
Architectural styleSouthwest Vernacular
MPSRoute 66 through New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No.93001221[1]
NMSRCP No.1572[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1993
Designated NMSRCPSeptember 17, 1993

Nob Hill Motel, formerly the Modern Auto Court, at 3712 Central Ave. SE. (the original U.S. Route 66) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was built in 1937. It was listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[2] The listing included four contributing buildings.[1]

Its architecture is Southwest Vernacular. It is one of few pre-World War II tourist courts remaining along Route 66 in New Mexico. It consists of four one-story buildings.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "State and National Register Spreadsheet" (Excel). New Mexico Department of Historic Preservation. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ^ David J. Kammer (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Modern Auto Court / Nob Hill Motel". National Park Service. Retrieved August 1, 2018. With accompanying photo