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Romero House, Embado Watershed, Penasco, Taos County, NM
LocationEmbado Watershed Vicinity,
Penasco, NM
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS NM-73
Building/structure dates:
1914 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
181
Building/structure dates:
1937 demolished
Significance: This structure was one of the finest in the whole Embado Watershed. It was built by Senor Policarpio Romero about 1868. The house was probably built over a number of years, and it was demolished largely in 1937 to make way for a highway. The reconstruction of the plan was made possible by the very accurate and detailed description of the old mansion by Senora Amelia Chacon, foster daughter of Senor Romero...
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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