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National Register of Historic Places

Esperansa Herrera House

Listed as “Herrera, Esperansa, House” · Also known as State Survey #929

On the National Register since 198541 years
Listed 1985Las Vegas
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Esperansa Herrera House

Esperansa Herrera House, at 2231 Church, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 26, 1985. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It was listed as part of Las Vegas New Mexico MRA. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHouse in Las Vegas, 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 · 4 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

2231 Church, Las Vegas · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Esperansa Herrera HouseStart here
  2. 2House at 2203 New MexicoNew Mexico Vernacular · next door
  3. 3House at 613 MoraBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4House at 2501 Taos AlleyBuilding · next door
  5. 5Ilfeld, Charles, Memorial ChapelTudor Revival · Built 1912 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

22 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BOur Lady of Sorrows ChurchGothic · Built 18520.2 miBBuilding at 2005 MontezumaNew Mexico Vernacular0.2 miDOld Town Residential Historic DistrictTerritorial0.2 miBSerna-Blanchard HousePicturesque Cottage0.2 miBShawn-Guerin HouseColonial Revival0.2 miDLas Vegas PlazaTudor (Jacobethan) Revival0.3 miBHouse at 618 MoraBuilding0.4 miDDistrito de las EscuelasWood Vernacular0.4 miDBridge Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBHouse at 821 12thNew Mexico Vernacular0.4 miBBuilding at 1214 BridgeBuilt 19020.4 miBHouse at 933 12thNew Mexico Vernacular0.4 miBHouse at 1221 San FranciscoGreek Revival0.4 miBBuilding at 1406 RomeroNew Mexico Vernacular · Built 18950.5 miBPresbyterian Mission ChurchTerritorial · Built 18710.5 miBTaichert WarehouseBuilding0.5 miBTaichert BuildingBuilding0.5 miBHouse at 1116 ColumbiaWood Vernacular · Built 18800.5 mi
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BSchmitt-Laemmle HousePicturesque Cottage0.5 miBHouse at 1007 11th StreetWood Vernacular0.5 miBJames Cook HouseHipped Box0.5 miBLas Vegas Railroad and Power Company BuildingRomanesque0.5 mi

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Questions about Esperansa Herrera House

Is Esperansa Herrera House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 26, 1985 (Register number 85002613).

Is Esperansa Herrera House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Mexico has 37 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Watrous, 19.6 miles away.

Can you visit Esperansa Herrera House?

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 Esperansa Herrera House?

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 77846642 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.