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History · Tesuque Pueblo

1 of Tesuque Pueblo’s places is on the National Register

Most of Tesuque Pueblo was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1953 on.

1on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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What stands out about Tesuque Pueblo’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tesuque Pueblo’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewPueblo Indians, Tesuqua [i.e., Tesuque]…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Tesuque Pueblo, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Tesuque Pueblo yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Tesuque Pueblo (Tewa: Teˀtsʼúgéh Ówîngeh, pronounced [tèʔts’úɡé ʔówîŋɡè], transl. 'cottonwood trees in a narrow place village' – transl. 'structure at a narrow place village') is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tesuque Pueblo had a population of 301. The Pueblo is a member of the Tewa ethnic group of Native Americans who speak the Tewa language. The pueblo was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 233 to 301 (+29%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Tesuque Pueblo, 1890 to 1953

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1890In the archivePueblo Indians, Tesuqua [i.e., Tesuque], N.M
  3. 20th century
  4. 1914Born hereAugustine Abeyta is born here
  5. 1953On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Tesuque Pueblo, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1890s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1890s1 item
Pueblo Indians, Tesuqua [i.e., Tesuque], N.M1890Pueblo Indians, Tesuqua [i.e., Tesuque], N.M
1900s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today1 recent
A pink-limestone formation near Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico, near Santa Fe, that enough people believe looks like a rest…2021A pink-limestone formation near Tesuque Pueblo, New M…
On the map

Tesuque Pueblo on the map, 1953 to 2002

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Tesuque Pueblo. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Tesuque Pueblo on the 1953 USGS mapTesuque Pueblo on the 1977 USGS mapTesuque Pueblo on the 2002 USGS map1953Tesuque sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Tesuque Pueblo.

Then & now

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Pueblo Indians, Tesuqua [i.e., Tesuque], N.M
Retake this viewPueblo Indians, Tesuqua [i.e., Tesuque], N.M, 1890

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Tesuque Pueblo

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1973
Pueblo of Tesuque
Pueblo of Tesuque
Districts
Pueblo of TesuqueDistrict

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Questions about Tesuque Pueblo’s history

What is on the National Register in Tesuque Pueblo?

One place: the Pueblo of Tesuque (listed 1973).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the Library of Congress (2), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.