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Leon Gaspard House
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National Register of Historic Places

Leon Gaspard House

Listed as “Gaspard, Leon, House” · Also known as Gaspard House Museum

On the National Register since 197947 years
Byzantine-Pueblo StyleListed 1979Taos
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About Leon Gaspard House

Leon Gaspard House, at Raton Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 23, 1979. It was among the first 8 of Taos’s 15 listings. The Register lists it for its art and architecture, at the state level. The listing covers 3.5 acres.

What it isHistoric house in New Mexico, United States. 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 · 65 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1931 to today

  1. 1931Built, designed by Leon Gaspard
  2. 1979Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 47 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Raton Rd., Taos · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Leon Gaspard HouseStart here
  2. 2E. Martin Hennings House and Studio Historic DistrictSouthwest Vernacular · 0.3 mi on
Around it

10 more Register listings within a mile

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

BLa Morada de Nuestra Senora de GuadalupeBuilding0.7 mi★Mabel Dodge Luhan HouseBuilding0.8 mi★Ernest L. Blumenschein HouseBuilt 18230.9 mi★Kit Carson HouseBuilding0.9 miBTaos InnSanta Fe Style · Built 19340.9 miBEanger Irving Couse House and Studio-Sharp, Joseph Henry, StudiosMission Revival0.9 miBHarwood FoundationPueblo · Built 19231 miDTaos Downtown Historic DistrictSpanish Pueblo Revival1 miBGov. Charles Bent HouseNew Mexico Style1 miDNicholai Fechin HousePueblo Revival1 mi

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Questions about Leon Gaspard House

Is Leon Gaspard House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 23, 1979 (Register number 79001559).

Is Leon Gaspard House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Mexico has 37 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Mabel Dodge Luhan House, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Leon Gaspard 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 Leon Gaspard House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 65 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 77847661 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.