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Simms Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Simms Building

On the National Register since 199828 years
International StyleListed 1998Albuquerque
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About Simms Building

Simms Building, at 400 Gold Ave. SW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 2, 1998. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as International Style, as it does for 4 other New Mexico listings. 19 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCommercial offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 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 · 89 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1954 to today

  1. 1954Built
  2. 1998Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 28 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

400 Gold Ave. SW, Albuquerque · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Simms BuildingStart here
  2. 2Old Post OfficeBuilding · next door
  3. 3Federal BuildingMediterranean · Built 1930 · next door
  4. 4McCanna-Hubbell BuildingBuilding · next door
  5. 5S. H. Kress BuildingBuilding · next door
Around it

31 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BSt. John's Cathedral (Additional Documentation)Built 19520.1 miBPacific Desk BuildingBuilding0.1 miBFederal Building and U.S. CourthouseBuilding0.1 miBFederal Building and U.S. CourthouseBuilding0.1 miBOccidental Life BuildingBuilt 19170.1 miBRosenwald Building (Additional Documentation)Prairie School0.1 miBMaisel's Indian Trading PostCommercial · Built 19390.1 miBKimo TheaterBuilt 19270.1 miBFirst Methodist Episcopal ChurchVictorian · Built 19040.2 miBNewlander ApartmentsHipped Box0.2 miBAT & SF Freight OfficeBuilding0.2 miBFirst National Bank BuildingBuilding0.2 miBJohn Pearce HouseClassic Box0.2 miBOld Hilton HotelBuilt 19390.2 miBMain LibraryBuilding0.2 miBCoronado SchoolTerritorial Revival0.3 miBHudson HousePeriod Revival0.3 miBEller ApartmentsBuilding0.3 mi
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BSkinner BuildingArt Deco0.3 miBJohn Milne HousePrairie Style0.3 miBSouthern Union Gas Company BuildingInternational Style0.3 miBDowntowner Motor InnBuilt 19650.3 miBBarelas Community CenterBuilding0.4 miBShoup BoardinghouseQueen Anne0.4 miBSpringer BuildingBuilding0.4 miBJ. H. O'Rielly HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBWashington ApartmentsVernacular0.5 miBNew Mexico-Arizona Wool WarehouseBuilding0.5 miBBerthold Spitz HousePrairie School0.5 miBSouthwestern Brewery and Ice CompanyBuilt 18880.5 miBBuilding at 701 Roma NWQueen Anne · Built 18960.5 mi
More like it

International Style style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as International Style.

Southern Union Gas Company Building0.3 mi away
Solar Building3.7 mi away

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Questions about Simms Building

Is Simms Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 2, 1998 (Register number 97001653).

Is Simms Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Mexico has 37 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Ernie Pyle House, 2.4 miles away.

Can you visit Simms Building?

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 Simms Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 89 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 77847063 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.