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James Cook House
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National Register of Historic Places

James Cook House

Listed as “Cook, James, House” · Also known as State Survey #1603

On the National Register since 198541 years
Hipped BoxListed 1985Las Vegas
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About James Cook House

James Cook House, at 1017 11th, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 26, 1985. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Hipped Box, as it does for 15 other New Mexico listings. It was listed as part of Las Vegas New Mexico MRA. 13 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↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

1017 11th, Las Vegas · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1James Cook HouseStart here
  2. 2House at 1007 11th StreetWood Vernacular · next door
  3. 3Schmitt-Laemmle HousePicturesque Cottage · next door
  4. 4House at 1116 ColumbiaWood Vernacular · Built 1880 · next door
  5. 5House at 933 12thNew Mexico Vernacular · next door
Around it

39 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BHouse at 821 12thNew Mexico Vernacular0.1 miBBuilding at 1214 BridgeBuilt 19020.1 miBHouse at 1221 San FranciscoGreek Revival0.1 miBLas Vegas Railroad and Power Company BuildingRomanesque0.1 miBHouse at 1114 10thQueen Anne0.1 miDBridge Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBTaichert BuildingBuilding0.2 miBIlfeld, Adele, AuditoriumRomanesque Revival0.2 miBRogers Administration BuildingSpanish Colonial0.2 miDDistrito de las EscuelasWood Vernacular0.3 miBTaichert WarehouseBuilding0.3 miBDouglas Avenue SchoolSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19280.3 miBOld Las Vegas Post OfficeGeorgian Revival0.3 miBHouse at 822 DouglasItalianate0.3 miBHouse at 818 DouglasVernacular0.3 miBHouse at 814 DouglasVernacular0.3 miBSerna-Blanchard HousePicturesque Cottage0.3 miBSt. Paul's Memorial Episcopal Church and Guild HallVernacular Greek Revival0.3 mi
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BFirst Baptist ChurchBuilt 19220.3 miBHouse at 810 DouglasItalianate0.3 miBShawn-Guerin HouseColonial Revival0.3 miBBuilding at 1202 9th StreetWood Vernacular0.3 miDLincoln Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)Wood Vernacular0.4 miDLas Vegas PlazaTudor (Jacobethan) Revival0.4 miBArthur, Charles and Lewis, E. N. HouseWood Vernacular · Built 18950.4 miBJohnsen MortuaryMediterranean0.4 miBHouse at 812 DouglasBuilding0.4 miBBean-Newlee HouseMission/Spanish Revival0.4 miDNorth New Town Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBC. W. G. Ward HouseMission0.4 miBSt. Anthony's Hospital AnnexBuilding0.4 miBOur Lady of Sorrows ChurchGothic · Built 18520.5 miDLincoln Park Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 miBEldorado HotelRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBEsperansa Herrera HouseBuilding0.5 miBHouse at 514 UniversityWood Vernacular0.5 miBLas Vegas Municipal BuildingPueblo Revival0.5 miBHouse at 508 UniversityWood Vernacular0.5 miDLibrary Park Historic DistrictNeo-Classical Revival0.5 mi
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Hipped Box style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Hipped Box.

Distrito de las Escuelas0.3 mi away
Library Park Historic District0.5 mi away

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Questions about James Cook House

Is James Cook House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 26, 1985 (Register number 85002647).

Is James Cook House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Mexico has 37 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Watrous, 19.2 miles away.

Can you visit James Cook 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 James Cook 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 77846706 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.