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

J.H. O'Rielly House

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2023

1. J.H. O'Rielly House Marker

Inscription. Built in 1904, with a later addition, this fine, Queen Anne Style home of a pioneer businessman was a landmark of a then affluent neighborhood.
Site No. 534
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° 5.229′ N, 106° 39.424′ W. Marker is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is in Albuquerque Original Townsite. Marker is at the intersection of 9th Street Northwest and Kent Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling south on 9th Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 9th 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. J.E. Saint House (a few steps from this marker); Grunsfeld Hubbell House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas F. Keleher, Jr. House (about 500 feet away); Berthold Spitz House (about 700 feet away); Champion Grocery Building (about 700 feet away); Champion Grocery and Meat Market

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(about 700 feet away); Skinner Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Pearce House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albuquerque.

Regarding J.H. O'Rielly House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:

A fine example of turn-of-the-century Queen Anne style in Albuquerque, the O'Rielly House is a two-story brick and frame residence built about 1904 in the city's then-fashionable Robinson Park neighborhood.…

The lots on which the house stands, part of the New Mexico Town Company holdings, were first sold to W.S. Strlckler in 1893. Strickler, at that time [was] Vice President and cashier of the Bank of Commerce … In 1903 Strickler sold the lots for $1200 to H.H. Tilton … The O'Rielly House would appear to have been one of Tilton's building projects. It was built between 1903, when Tilton bought the property, and 1906, when the City Directory lists Joseph H. O'Rielly (spelling is correct) as the house's first resident. O'Rielly did not buy the property until 1909, but Tilton may have built it specifically for him and his family.

Joseph H. O'Rielly was an important and influential citizen of Albuquerque. He owned the J.H.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2023

2. National Register of Historic Places plaque
O'Rielly Company, at the comer of Second and Gold downtown … During the period of his residence at 220 9th N.W., however, O’Rielly left his business to the management of H.E. Fox, while he assumed the position of Secretary and General Manager of the Occidental Life Insurance Company.

Also see . . . J.H. O'Rielly House (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1979. (Prepared by Susan V. DeWitt, Historic Landmarks Survey of Albuquerque; via National Archives) (Submitted on November 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2023

3. J.H. O'Rielly House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 48 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.