Downtown in Albuquerque in Bernalillo County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Kate Nichols-Chaves House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2023
1. Kate Nichols-Chaves House Marker
A Registered Cultural Property
State of New Mexico
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places, and the New Mexico, Historical Society of New Mexico series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
Location. 35° 5.414′ N, 106° 39.557′ W. Marker is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of 11th Street Northwest and Roma Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 11th Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 11th St NW, Albuquerque NM 87102, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Robertson House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hesselden House (about 500 feet away); James Henry Coons House (about 600 feet away); Berthold Spitz House (about 600 feet away); Pollock/McCanna House (about 700 feet away); 1101 Tijeras Ave. (about 700 feet away); J.J. Wegs House
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Regarding Kate Nichols-Chaves House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination for the Fourth Ward District, which includes this house:
This Tudor Revival was designed in 1908-09 by Kate Nichols Chaves, wife of New Mexico's first superintendent of schools, Amado Chaves, and daughter of an architect/builder. Cross timbering marks the gable ends; windows, set under low segmental arches, have small leaded panes.
From Visit Albuquerque's Plaza-to-Plaza Tour website:
This Tudor Revival Style house of 1909, Albuquerque's earliest documented architectural design by a woman, carries her name. Daughter of an English-born architect, Kate Nichols married Amado Chaves, a lawyer, politician and New Mexico's first superintendent of public instruction. She designed and supervised construction of the house, then drafted more designs in its upstairs study, though this seems to be the only one built. Mrs. Chaves died unexpectedly in 1914 and was survived by Mr. Chaves and their three children.
Today the house and grounds are shaded by Americanelm trees and amount to a landmark of Judges' Row, where, on 11th and 12th streets, several lawyers and jurists lived during the early 20th Century.Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 20232. National Register of Historic Places PlaqueThe plaque reads:This property
Kate Nichols-Chaves
House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Ddepartment of the Interior
Also see . . . Fourth Ward District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which includes this property and was listed in 1980. (Prepared by Susan DeWitt, Mary Davis and Kathleen Brooker, Historic Landmarks Survey of Albuquerque; via National Archives) (Submitted on November 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2023
3. Kate Nichols-Chaves House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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