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Roosevelt Park
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National Register of Historic Places

Roosevelt Park

Also known as Terrace Park

On the National Register since 199630 years
Listed 1996Albuquerque
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About Roosevelt Park

Roosevelt Park, at Jct. of Coal and Spruce Aves., SE, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 22, 1996. The Register lists it for its landscape design, recreation and social history, at the local level. It was listed as part of New Deal in New Mexico MPS. The listing covers 14 acres.

What it isPark 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 · 11 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Jct. of Coal and Spruce Aves., SE, Albuquerque · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Roosevelt ParkStart here
  2. 2Silver Hill Historic DistrictHipped Cottage · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Hodgin HallRichardsonian Romanesque · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Art AnnexSpanish Pueblo Revival · Built 1926 · next door
  5. 5Sara Raynolds HallMayan/Pueblo Revival · Built 1920 · next door
Around it

18 more Register listings within a mile

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

BCottage BakeryThatched Cottage0.5 miBPig 'n Calf LunchModerne0.5 miBJones Motor CompanyModerne0.6 miStEstufaSpanish Pueblo Revival · Built 19080.6 miBWerner-Gilchrist HouseHipped Box0.7 miBHuning Highlands Conoco Service StationBuilding0.7 miDHuning Highlands Historic DistrictCollegiate Gothic0.7 miBCarlisle GymnasiumPueblo Style · Built 19280.7 miDSpruce Park Historic DistrictSpanish-Pueblo Revival0.7 miBAlbuquerque Public LibraryBuilding0.8 miBZimmerman LibraryBuilt 19380.8 miBScholes HallPueblo Revival · Built 19340.8 miBSaint Joseph 1930 HospitalNeo-Romanesque Revival · Built 19300.8 miBJames N. Gladding HouseSpanish-Pueblo Revival · Built 19260.8 miBPresident's HouseSpanish Pueblo Revival · Built 19300.9 miBJonson Gallery and HousePueblo Revival · Built 19490.9 miBMedical Arts Historic DistrictBuilding0.9 miDUniversity HeightsDistrict1 mi

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Questions about Roosevelt Park

Is Roosevelt Park on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 22, 1996 (Register number 96001384).

Is Roosevelt Park a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Mexico has 37 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Ernie Pyle House, 1.1 miles away.

Can you visit Roosevelt Park?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Roosevelt Park?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 11 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 77845953 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.