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Kit Carson House
Photo: F. D. Nichols, Photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
★ National Historic Landmark

Kit Carson House

Listed as “Carson, Kit, House”

Taos’s first place on the National RegisterListed Oct 15, 1966; only 0 of New Mexico’s 862 listings are older
Listed 1966Taos
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About Kit Carson House

Kit Carson House, at Kit Carson Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 15, 1966: the first place in Taos to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on May 23, 1963, one of 37 in New Mexico. Only 0 of New Mexico’s 862 listings are older. The Register lists it for its commerce and exploration/settlement, at the national level. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTaos, New Mexico, NRHP-listed. 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 · 125 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1963 to today

  1. 1963Named a National Historic Landmark
  2. 1966Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 60 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Kit Carson Ave., Taos · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Kit Carson HouseStart here
  2. 2Taos InnSanta Fe Style · Built 1934 · next door
  3. 3Eanger Irving Couse House and Studio-Sharp, Joseph Henry, StudiosMission Revival · next door
  4. 4Gov. Charles Bent HouseNew Mexico Style · next door
  5. 5Taos Downtown Historic DistrictSpanish Pueblo Revival · next door
Around it

7 more Register listings within half a mile

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

★Ernest L. Blumenschein HouseBuilt 18230.2 miBHarwood FoundationPueblo · Built 19230.3 miDNicholai Fechin HousePueblo Revival0.3 mi★Mabel Dodge Luhan HouseBuilding0.4 miDE. Martin Hennings House and Studio Historic DistrictSouthwest Vernacular0.5 miBLa Morada de Nuestra Senora de GuadalupeBuilding0.5 miDLa Loma Plaza Historic DistrictRanch Style0.5 mi
More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Ernest L. Blumenschein HouseBuilt 1823 · 0.2 mi away · 1965
Mabel Dodge Luhan House0.4 mi away · 1991
Taos Pueblo2.7 mi away · 1960
San Francisco de Assisi Mission ChurchBuilt 1772 · 3.8 mi away · 1970

Memories of Kit Carson House

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Questions about Kit Carson House

Is Kit Carson House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 15, 1966 (Register number 66000948).

Is Kit Carson House a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since May 23, 1963. New Mexico has 37 National Historic Landmarks, 3 of them in Taos.

Can you visit Kit Carson House?

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

Where can I read the history of Kit Carson House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 125 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 77847034 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.