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

Baca Building

1884

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 14, 2023

1. Baca Building Marker

Inscription. Built by M.J. Cavanaugh for Aniceto Baca. First housed the O.I. Houghton Hardware and by 1890 the Appel Brothers Mercantile. Saibe Segura's confectionary was located here following World War II.

Erected by Las Vegas Citizens' Committee for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 35° 35.605′ N, 105° 13.507′ W. Marker is in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in San Miguel County. Marker is on Bridge Street west of Valencia Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 146 Bridge St, Las Vegas NM 87701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Isidor Stern’s “Famous” Dry Good Store (a few steps from this marker); Winters Drug Company (a few steps from this marker); Maloof Hall (a few steps from this marker); Chapman Hall/Winternitz Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Weil & Graaf Commercial Merchants/Bank Saloon (within shouting distance of this marker); E. Romero Hose & Fire Co.

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Givens Block (within shouting distance of this marker); La Plaza Vieja Partnership, Ltd. (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Las Vegas.

Regarding Baca Building. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Bridge Street Historic District, which includes this building:

Erected about the same time on the north side of the street were the two-story building at 144, and the one-story buildings at 148 and 150 Bridge Street. The three were constructed at the same time and have common walls. A second floor was later added to the building in the center [#148] and except for window size, details of the two-story ones are identical. Their second-floor facades are of stone, with double, circular arched windows in the center topped by a circular molding of pressed metal. Single, segmental arched windows are on either side of the double windows. Both buildings have a decorated cast iron frieze and had a bracketed cornice, which has since been removed from the building at 144 Bridge Street. This latter structure has three doors on the first floor separated by two plate
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 14, 2023

2. Baca Building Marker
glass windows. The doors are topped by square transoms with twelve small square lights surrounding a round light.

Also see . . . Bridge Street Historic District. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the district, which was listed in 1978. (Prepared by John O. Baxter, State Records Center and Archives, and Sylvia Cook, State Planning Office; via National Park Service) (Submitted on November 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 39 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.