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Pig 'n Calf Lunch
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National Register of Historic Places

Pig 'n Calf Lunch

Also known as Pig Stand Cafe; Univeristy Cafe

On the National Register since 199432 years
ModerneListed 1994Albuquerque
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Pig 'n Calf Lunch

Pig 'n Calf Lunch, at 2106 Central Ave. SE., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 15, 1994. The Register lists it for its architecture and transportation, at the state level. It describes its style as Moderne, as it does for 12 other New Mexico listings. It was listed as part of Route 66 through New Mexico MPS. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isRestaurant in New Mexico, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 9 MB · National Archives↗
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2106 Central Ave. SE., Albuquerque · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Pig 'n Calf LunchStart here
  2. 2Cottage BakeryThatched Cottage · next door
  3. 3Sara Raynolds HallMayan/Pueblo Revival · Built 1920 · next door
  4. 4Art AnnexSpanish Pueblo Revival · Built 1926 · next door
  5. 5Hodgin HallRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
Around it

10 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DSilver Hill Historic DistrictHipped Cottage0.2 miBCarlisle GymnasiumPueblo Style · Built 19280.2 miBJones Motor CompanyModerne0.3 miBWerner-Gilchrist HouseHipped Box0.3 miStEstufaSpanish Pueblo Revival · Built 19080.3 miBZimmerman LibraryBuilt 19380.3 miBScholes HallPueblo Revival · Built 19340.3 miBPresident's HouseSpanish Pueblo Revival · Built 19300.4 miBJonson Gallery and HousePueblo Revival · Built 19490.4 miSRoosevelt ParkSite0.5 mi
More like it

Moderne style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Moderne.

Jones Motor Company0.3 mi away
Hendren Building0.6 mi away
Nob Hill Business CenterBuilt 1947 · 1 mi away
Barelas-South Fourth Street Historic District1.8 mi away

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Questions about Pig 'n Calf Lunch

Is Pig 'n Calf Lunch on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 15, 1994 (Register number 93001222).

Is Pig 'n Calf Lunch a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Mexico has 37 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Ernie Pyle House, 0.9 miles away.

Can you visit Pig 'n Calf Lunch?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Pig 'n Calf Lunch?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 9 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77845899 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.