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Grant Road
Photo: National Register of Historic Places - US National Park System, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Grant Road

Also known as New Mexico Laboratory of Anthropology # 89103

On the National Register since 200422 years
RoadListed 2004Los Alamos
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About Grant Road

Grant Road was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 14, 2004. It was among the first 3 of Los Alamos’s 5 listings. The Register lists it for its transportation and exploration/settlement, at the local level. It describes its style as Road, as it does for 2 other New Mexico listings. It was listed as part of Homestead and Ranch School Era Roads and Trails of Los Alamos, New Mexico MPS.

What it isHistorical wagon road and trail in 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 · 105 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 5 minutes

About 131 ft. north of the NE corner of the the junction of Diamond Dr. and San Ildefonso Rd., in Los Alamos, NM · about 0 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Grant RoadStart here
  2. 2Bayo RoadRoad · Built 1943 · next door
Around it

3 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

StLujan RoadRoad0.7 mi★Los Alamos Scientific LaboratoryDistrict1.2 miBUnited States Post Office-Los Alamos, New MexicoBuilding1.2 mi

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Questions about Grant Road

Is Grant Road on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 14, 2004 (Register number 03001409).

Is Grant Road a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Mexico has 37 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, 1.2 miles away.

Can you visit Grant Road?

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 Grant Road?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 105 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 77846245 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.