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El Rancho Hotel
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National Register of Historic Places

El Rancho Hotel

Gallup’s first place on the National RegisterListed Jan 14, 1988; only 463 of New Mexico’s 862 listings are older
RusticListed 1988Gallup
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About El Rancho Hotel

El Rancho Hotel, at 100 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 Rustic, as it does for 3 other New Mexico listings. It was listed as part of Downtown Gallup MRA. The listing covers 1 acre.

What it isHotel building in Gallup in 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 · 6 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1937 to today

  1. 1937Built
  2. 1988Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 38 years
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Finding El Rancho Hotel

100 E. Sixty-sixth Ave., Gallup

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

Around it

14 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

BRedwood LodgeSouthwest Vernacular · Built 19310.5 miBDrake HotelDecorative Brick Commercial · Built 19191 miBLebanon Lodge No. 22Decorative Brick · Built 19321.1 miBUS Post OfficeMediterranean · Built 19331.1 miBWhite CafeDecorative Brick Commercial1.1 miBMcKinley County CourthousePueblo · Built 19381.2 miBChief TheaterSouthwest Art Deco · Built 19201.2 miDGallup Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict1.2 miBPalace HotelRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 19121.2 miBHarvey HotelDecorative Brick Commercial · Built 19281.3 miBGrand HotelDecorative Brick Commercial1.3 miBRex HotelStone Commercial1.3 miBCotton, C. N., WarehouseVernacular · Built 18801.3 miBEl Morro TheaterSpanish Colonial Revival2 mi

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Questions about El Rancho Hotel

Is El Rancho Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 14, 1988 (Register number 87002222).

Is El Rancho 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, 21.2 miles away.

Can you visit El Rancho Hotel?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of El Rancho Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 6 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 77846265 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.