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Yeso Elementary School

An elementary school on W Centre Ave, with 9 places within a five-minute walk. One of 29 schools & childcare in Artesia.

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On the National Register since 1999

Abo Elementary School and Fallout Shelter

Abo Elementary School and Fallout Shelter

Abo Elementary School and Fallout Shelter was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 29, 1999. It is significant for its military, education, social history and architecture at the national level. Its architecture is described as Modernistic.

Abo Elementary School in Artesia, New Mexico, United States, was the first public school in the United States constructed entirely underground and equipped to function as an advanced fallout shelter. Designed at the height of the Cold War and completed in 1962, the school had a concrete slab roof which doubled as the school's playground. It contained a large storage facility with room for emergency rations and suppl…

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1806 W Centre Ave

The nearest neighbor is Abo Elementary School, 1 min walk away.

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Address1806 W Centre Ave · 88210
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9 places within a five-minute walk of Yeso Elementary School.

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Address
1806 W Centre Ave
Hours
Not set
Phone
(575) 748-2755
Website
http://yeso.bulldogs.org
Status
Open

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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