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National Register of Historic Places

Lower Animas Ditch

On the National Register since 198739 years
Listed 1987Center Point
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About Lower Animas Ditch

Lower Animas Ditch, at Lower Animas Ditch from Church Ave. to Lovers Lane Historic District, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 19, 1987. The Register lists it for its town planning, at the state level. It was listed as part of Aztec New Mexico Historic MRA. The listing covers 4.9 acres.

What it isCanal in San Juan County, 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 · 13 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1878 to today

  1. 1878Built
  2. 1987Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 39 years
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Finding Lower Animas Ditch

Lower Animas Ditch from Church Ave. to Lovers Lane Historic District, Center Point

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No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

Around it

17 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

BMcGee HouseBuilt 19170.9 miBMcCoy-Maddox HouseBuilt 18951 miDAztec Ruins National MonumentDistrict1 miBHarvey McCoy HouseBuilding1.1 miBAztec Ruins Administration Building-MuseumPueblo Revival · Built 19191.1 miBAustin-McDonald HouseBuilt 19101.2 miBBuilding at 500 White AvenueQueen Anne · Built 19081.2 miBDenver and Rio Grande Western Railway DepotStick Style · Built 19151.3 miBD. C. Ball HouseHipped Cottage · Built 19011.3 miBH. D. Abrams HouseFree Classic · Built 19061.4 miBDaws-Keys HouseHipped Cottage1.4 miDChurch Avenue-Lovers Lane Historic DitrictQueen Anne1.5 miDAztec Main Street Historic DistrictItalianate1.7 miBBuilding at 202 Park AvenueSimplified Queen Anne1.8 miBAmerican HotelBuilding1.9 miBAztec Motor Company BuildingDecorative Brick · Built 19061.9 miBEngleman-Thomas BuildingDecorative Brick · Built 19061.9 mi

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Questions about Lower Animas Ditch

Is Lower Animas Ditch on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 19, 1987 (Register number 87001116).

Is Lower Animas Ditch a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Mexico has 37 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Lower Animas Ditch?

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 Lower Animas Ditch?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 13 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 77846556 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.