Clifton House Site
Clifton House Site | |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000325[1] |
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| NMSRCP No. | 1585 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 7, 1995 |
| Designated NMSRCP | September 17, 1993 |
The Clifton House was an important overnight stage stop on the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail. It was located in Colfax County, New Mexico about six miles south of Raton, New Mexico, on the Canadian River. The site is located at mile marker 344 of U.S. Route 64, just off of exit 446 on Interstate 25.
Thomas L. Stockton, a rancher, built the Clifton House in 1867,[2] using furniture, glass, and shingles that were brought overland from Dodge City, Kansas.
The two-story building was made of adobe, and had a raised half-story basement. There was a veranda supported by Doric posts along the front and sides of the building, which created a promenade balcony on the second floor. Inside there were washbasins in the front hall. Other features included a large parlor, sleeping rooms with fireplaces, and a high-ceilinged dining room.[3]
The Clifton House was a stop on the
On January 6, 1874, the Clifton House was the site of a gun fight between two gunfighters Clay Allison and Chunk Colbert, in which Colbert was killed. Previously, the local sheriff accidentally killed a waiter at the hotel while trying to apprehend Colbert.
The
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Conway, Jay T. (1930). A brief community history of Raton, New Mexico. Raton: Gazette Print. pp. 17 p.
- ISBN 0-8263-3118-1.
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