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National Register of Historic Places

Alert-Hatcher Building

Also known as Alert Block; Hatcher Hotel

On the National Register since 199531 years
New Mexico VernacularListed 1995Hillsboro
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Alert-Hatcher Building

Alert-Hatcher Building, at Jct. of Second Ave. and Main St., SE corner, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 20, 1995. It was among the first 8 of Hillsboro’s 9 listings, with six others the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture, medicine and commerce, at the state level. It describes its style as New Mexico Vernacular, as it does for 34 other New Mexico listings. It was listed as part of Hillsboro MPS. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCommercial building in Sierra County, 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 · 13 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1884 to today

  1. 1884Built
  2. 1995Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 31 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Jct. of Second Ave. and Main St., SE corner, Hillsboro · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Alert-Hatcher BuildingStart here
  2. 2George Tambling and Ninette Stocker Miller HouseLate Victorian Vernacular · next door
  3. 3Cornelius Sullivan HouseNew Mexico Vernacular · Built 1893 · next door
  4. 4Hillsboro High SchoolMission/Spanish Colonial Revival · next door
  5. 5William H. Bucher HouseNew Mexico Vernacular · 0.2 mi on
Around it

3 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

BMeyers HouseLate Victorian Vernacular · Built 19020.1 miBWill M. Robins HouseLate Victorian Vernacular0.2 miBJohn M. Webster HouseLate Victorian Vernacular · Built 18930.2 mi

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Questions about Alert-Hatcher Building

Is Alert-Hatcher Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 20, 1995 (Register number 95000460).

Is Alert-Hatcher Building a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Alert-Hatcher 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 Alert-Hatcher Building?

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 77846837 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.