Hubble Acres in South Valley in Bernalillo County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Juliana Gutierrez y Chaves Hubbell / Gutierrez-Hubbell House
Juliana Gutierrez y Chaves Hubbell
1833-1839
Juliana was a member of two prominent early Spanish families in New Mexico and a descendant of Josefa Baca, the original owner of the land comprising present-day Pajarito. In 1849, at the age of 16, she wed trader and army officer James Lawrence Hubbell through an arranged marriage. The couple built on extensive ranch that supported a mercantile and post office, orchards, vineyards, and pasturelands for livestock, which they raised and traded. With James often away on business, Juliana managed the property, becoming the matriarch of one of the most successful trading families in New Mexico history and helping establish the modern village of Pajarito. Their Ranch is preserved today as the historic Gutierrez - Hubbell House.
Gutierrez-Hubbell House
Constructed in four phases in the Territorial style, the first eight rooms of the house were built from 1855-1859 around a large central hall, an architectural innovation in New Mexico at the time. The design was influenced by Eastern styles admired by Hubbell. The three-room kitchen ell added in the mid-1860s formed a placita, one of the home's key Hispanic architectural elements along with its 27-inch-thick adobe walls, flat roof, vigas, and milled planks. In 1867, two bedrooms were added and a year later the large mercantile wing built north of them. The foot print of the 19-room, rambling structure is still evident. Thirteen of the rooms remain.
Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Hispanic Americans • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
Location. 34° 59.327′ N, 106° 41.764′ W. Marker is in South Valley, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is in Hubble Acres. Marker is on Isleta Boulevard Southwest (New Mexico Route 314) south of Las Rosa Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6036 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque NM 87105, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. El Camino Real (here, next to this marker); La Plazita (within shouting distance of this marker); Gutierrez-Hubbell House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Why are there sheep in the Bernalillo County Seal? (about 300 feet away); Josefa Baca / Pajarito Land Grant (about 500 feet away); Pajarito (about 600 feet away); Los Padillas (approx. 2.2 miles away); Old Armijo School (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Valley.
Also see . . .
1. Gutierrez Hubbell House on Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
2. Gutierrez-Hubbell House (official website). (Submitted on December 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
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