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University House

 
 
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Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 14, 2025
1. University House Marker
Inscription.

A Registered Cultural Property

University House
Built 1930. An extraordinary
example of Spanish Pueblo
Revival architecture.
Designed by Miles Brittelle,
with a 1952 addition by
John Gaw Meem.
Site no. 1454

State of New Mexico

University House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Erected by State of New Mexico. (Marker Number 1454.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.
 
Location. 35° 5.173′ N, 106° 37.295′ W. Marker is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is in Central Campus. It is at the intersection of Roma Avenue Northeast and Yale Boulevard Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Roma Avenue Northeast. Marker is on the University of New Mexico campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1900 Roma Ave NE, Albuquerque NM 87106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 walking distance of this marker: Scholes Hall (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bell of the USS New Mexico (about 700 feet away); Ferrel Heady
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Alumni Memorial Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clarita Garcia de Aranda Allison / Flamenco (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Estufa (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sara Raynolds Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hodgin Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albuquerque.
 
Also see . . .  President's House (University of New Mexico). Wikipedia entry on the house. (Submitted on April 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.) 
 
University House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 14, 2025
2. University House Marker
University House Marker image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), January 1, 2017
3. University House Marker
University House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 14, 2025
4. University House Marker
University House image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), January 1, 2017
5. University House
President's House image. Click for more information.
via NPS, unknown
6. President's House
National Register of Historic Places Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 16, 2026, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.   3. submitted on April 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   4. submitted on February 16, 2026, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.   5. submitted on April 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   6. submitted on April 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
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