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Downtown in Albuquerque in Bernalillo County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Robertson House

 
 
Robertson House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2023
1. Robertson House Marker
Inscription. Built circa 1904-08. An example of early Albuquerque Greek Revival architecture.
Site No. 519
A Registered Cultural Property
State of New Mexico

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. 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 1904.
 
Location. 35° 5.372′ N, 106° 39.635′ W. Marker is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of 12th Street Northwest and Marquette Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 12th Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 12th 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. James Henry Coons House (within shouting distance of this marker); Hesselden House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pollock/McCanna House (about 400 feet away); Kate Nichols-Chaves House (about 500 feet away); 1101 Tijeras Ave. (about 500 feet away); Berthold Spitz House (about 700 feet away); J.J. Wegs House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hilario Lopez House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albuquerque.
 
Regarding Robertson House.
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Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Fourth Ward District, which includes the Robertson House:
The Robertson House (c. 1906) is a carefully preserved example of the Hipped Box style with fine Classical trim. It is a two-story white frame with a wide veranda with Doric columns supporting a dentlllated frieze below the flat roof. John Robertson, President of the Farr Sheep Company, lived in the house from 1919 to 1962.

 
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.) 
 
Robertson House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2023
2. Robertson House Marker
Marker is behind the porch screen door.
 
 
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 49 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
 
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