Coronado Historic Site
Kuaua Ruin | |
Nearest city | Bernalillo, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 35°19′51″N 106°33′26″W / 35.33083°N 106.55722°W |
Area | 5.7 acres (2.3 ha) |
Built | 1939 |
Architect | John Gaw Meem |
Architectural style | Pueblo |
NRHP reference No. | 76001199[1] |
NMSRCP No. | 225 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 1, 1976 |
Designated NMHS | 1935[2] |
Designated NMSRCP | December 30, 1971 |
Coronado Historic Site is the Tiwa pueblo of Kuaua and a historic site that is part of the State-governed Museum of New Mexico system. It is located along U.S. Federal Route 550, 1 mile west of Bernalillo and 16 miles north of Albuquerque.[3]
History
The Coronado Historic Site is most noted for Kuaua Pueblo (Tiwa for "
The ruins of Kuaua Pueblo were excavated from 1934 to 1939
Visitor's Center
The Coronado visitor's center was designed by noted Southwest architect John Gaw Meem. It displays fourteen of the restored kiva murals as well as Pueblo Indian and Spanish Colonial artifacts. An interpretive trail winds through the ruins and along the west bank of the Rio Grande.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "About New Mexico's Historic Sites". New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ Noble, David Grant, Ancient Ruins of the Southwest: An Archaeological Guide, Northland Publishing, Flagstaff, Arizona, 2000, p. 208
- ^ Stephens, Gail (2021). A Unique Exhibition of Ancient American Art: The Excavation of Kuaua Pueblo and the Creation of Coronado State Monument. Bernalillo, New Mexico: Friends of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites Research Series Number 1. p. 44.
- JSTOR 2507507.
- ^ Flint & Flint New Mexico State Records and Archives
- ^ Sinclair, John (1951). "The Story of the Pueblo of Kuaua". Papers of the School of American Research. 45.
External links
Media related to Coronado Historic Site at Wikimedia Commons
External videos | |
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Coronado Historic Site (6:37), C-SPAN[1] |
- Coronado Historic Site Blog An informative blog that is updated weekly with events and activities*
- Coronado Historic Site at New Mexico Historic Sites* American Southwest, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
- ^ "Coronado Historic Site". C-SPAN. February 7, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.