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Harwood Foundation
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National Register of Historic Places

Harwood Foundation

Also known as Simpson,Smith,H.,House

On the National Register since 197650 years
PuebloListed 1976Taos
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About Harwood Foundation

Harwood Foundation, at LeDoux St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 22, 1976. It was among the first 5 of Taos’s 15 listings. The Register lists it for its art, exploration/settlement and architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Pueblo, as it does for 15 other New Mexico listings. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isArt museum in Taos, New Mexico, US. 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 · 97 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1923 to today

  1. 1923Built
  2. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

LeDoux St., Taos · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Harwood FoundationStart here
  2. 2Ernest L. Blumenschein HouseBuilt 1823 · next door
  3. 3Taos Downtown Historic DistrictSpanish Pueblo Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Gov. Charles Bent HouseNew Mexico Style · next door
  5. 5Taos InnSanta Fe Style · Built 1934 · next door
Around it

9 more Register listings within a mile

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

DLa Loma Plaza Historic DistrictRanch Style0.2 mi★Kit Carson HouseBuilding0.3 miBEanger Irving Couse House and Studio-Sharp, Joseph Henry, StudiosMission Revival0.3 miDNicholai Fechin HousePueblo Revival0.5 miDE. Martin Hennings House and Studio Historic DistrictSouthwest Vernacular0.6 mi★Mabel Dodge Luhan HouseBuilding0.7 miBLa Morada de Nuestra Senora de GuadalupeBuilding0.8 miBBernard J. Beimer HouseBuilt 19200.8 miBLeon Gaspard HouseByzantine-Pueblo Style · Built 19311 mi

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Questions about Harwood Foundation

Is Harwood Foundation on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 22, 1976 (Register number 76001200).

Is Harwood Foundation a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Mexico has 37 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Ernest L. Blumenschein House, 0 miles away.

Can you visit Harwood Foundation?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Harwood Foundation?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 97 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 77847665 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.