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Drake Hotel
Photo: MRobison, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Drake Hotel

Also known as Turquoise Club

Gallup’s first place on the National RegisterListed Jan 14, 1988; only 463 of New Mexico’s 862 listings are older
Decorative Brick CommercialListed 1988Gallup
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Drake Hotel

Drake Hotel, at 216 E. Sixty-sixth Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 14, 1988: the first place in Gallup to be listed. Only 463 of New Mexico’s 862 listings are older. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Decorative Brick Commercial, as it does for 3 other New Mexico listings. It was listed as part of Downtown Gallup MRA. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHotel building in Gallup, 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 · 4 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1919 to today

  1. 1919Built
  2. 1988Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 38 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

216 E. Sixty-sixth Ave., Gallup · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Drake HotelStart here
  2. 2US Post OfficeMediterranean · Built 1933 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Lebanon Lodge No. 22Decorative Brick · Built 1932 · next door
  4. 4Gallup Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  5. 5Palace HotelRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 1912 · next door
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BWhite CafeDecorative Brick Commercial0.1 miBMcKinley County CourthousePueblo · Built 19380.3 miBGrand HotelDecorative Brick Commercial0.3 miBChief TheaterSouthwest Art Deco · Built 19200.3 miBRex HotelStone Commercial0.3 miBCotton, C. N., WarehouseVernacular · Built 18800.3 miBHarvey HotelDecorative Brick Commercial · Built 19280.4 miBRedwood LodgeSouthwest Vernacular · Built 19310.5 mi
More like it

Decorative Brick Commercial style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Decorative Brick Commercial.

White Cafe0.1 mi away
Grand Hotel0.3 mi away

Memories of Drake Hotel

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Questions about Drake Hotel

Is Drake Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 14, 1988 (Register number 87002218).

Is Drake Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Mexico has 37 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Navajo Nation Council Chamber, 20.4 miles away.

Can you visit Drake Hotel?

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 Drake Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 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 77846259 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.