East Las Vegas in San Miguel County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Gross, Blackwell & Company Commission House

1899

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 14, 2023

1. Gross, Blackwell & Company Commission House Marker

Inscription.
Architects: Issac H. & William M. Rapp The firm of Otero & Whiting was founded by Miguel A. Otero in Kansas in 1861. This large commission company came to Las Vegas with the railroad and operated as Otero, Sellar & Co. until 1879. The firm became Gross, Blackwell & Co. and later Gross, Kelly & Co. It operated in the Southwest until 1954.

Erected by Las Vegas Citizens' Committee for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 35° 35.595′ N, 105° 12.78′ W. Marker is in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in San Miguel County. It is in East Las Vegas. It can be reached from Railroad Avenue south of East Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 Railroad Ave, Las Vegas NM 87701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

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and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: End of an Era (within shouting distance of this marker); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Wells Fargo Express Office (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rawlins House (about 500 feet away); Rosenthal Brothers General Merchandise Store (about 600 feet away); Browne & Manzanares Commission House (about 700 feet away); Clara Waring Bookstore (approx. 0.2 miles away); Meadows Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Las Vegas.

Also see . . .
1. Gross, Blackwell & Co., General Merchandise (PDF). Excerpt from Report of San Miguel County by the New Mexico. Bureau of Immigration and George Washington Prichard (1882). (via Google Books) (Submitted on November 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Railroad Avenue Historic District.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 14, 2023

2. Gross, Blackwell & Company Commission House Marker

Marker is by the left entrance.

Register of Historic Places nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the district, which includes this building and was listed in 1979. (Prepared by Ellen Threinen, New Mexico Historic Preservation Program; via National Park Service) (Submitted on November 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Gross, Blackwell & Co. Office, Las Vegas, N.M. image. Click for full size.

Gross, Kelly & Co., Inc.; via University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research (Public Domain), August 1897

3. Gross, Blackwell & Co. Office, Las Vegas, N.M.

Employees of the company pose for a portrait. The employees are identified as, from left to right: Donald Stewart, Will Earickson, Beto Baca, A.M. Blackwell, Harry W. Kelly, and Perry Earickson. Kelly (second from right) was president of the company, which had stores in East Las Vegas, Pecos, Rowe and Santa Fe, N.M., and Trinidad, Colo.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.