Belen in Valencia County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

The Belen Hotel

Built in 1907

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 2016

1. The Belen Hotel Marker

Inscription. The Belen Hotel
built in 1907
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
It has been lovingly
restored by Donald Woodman

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 34° 39.592′ N, 106° 46.177′ W. Marker is in Belen, New Mexico, in Valencia County. It is on Becker Avenue just west of North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the south side of the subject building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Becker Avenue, Belen NM 87002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Rio Grande Valley

and in Greater Albuquerque.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Belen Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Bethlehem" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harvey House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camino del Llano (approx. 1.4 miles away); Belén (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named Belén (approx. 2.9 miles away); Tomé (approx. 6 miles away); Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Depot (approx. 9½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belen.

Regarding The Belen Hotel. National Register of Historic Places #80002574.

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Belen Hotel (Wikipedia). A two-story red brick flat-roofed L-shaped building with a chamfered corner. The hotel primarily served Santa Fe Railroad personnel. It was built for Mrs. Bertha Rutz, a German immigrant, who ran the hotel and its cafe until her death in 1953. (Submitted on March 27, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 2016

2. The Belen Hotel Marker

(south side of Belen Hotel building)

The Belen Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 2016

3. The Belen Hotel

The Belen Hotel (<i>east elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 2016

4. The Belen Hotel (east elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 916 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 27, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.