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

Maloof Hall

1921

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 14, 2023

1. Maloof Hall Marker

Inscription. Built by the Maloof family on the site of the W. H. Shupp Carriage Manufactory, called the “best carriage works in the Territory,” which supplied rolling stock throughout New Mexico and Arizona. The El Rialto Restaurant was established here in 1975.

Erected by Las Vegas Citizens' Committee for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 35° 35.592′ N, 105° 13.507′ W. Marker is in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in San Miguel County. It is on Bridge Street east of South Gonzales Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 141 Bridge St, 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,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western

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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: Isidor Stern’s “Famous” Dry Good Store (a few steps from this marker); Baca Building (a few steps from this marker); Winters Drug Company (a few steps from this marker); E. Romero Hose & Fire Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapman Hall/Winternitz Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Weil & Graaf Commercial Merchants/Bank Saloon (within shouting distance of this marker); La Plaza Vieja Partnership, Ltd. (within shouting distance of this marker); Marcellino's Music Store (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Las Vegas.

Regarding Maloof Hall. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Bridge Street Historic District, which includes this property:

Among the first businessmen to set up shop on Bridge Street was carriage maker W.H. Shupp who was manufacturing buggies and wagons there as early as 1880. The following year he erected
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 14, 2023

2. Maloof Hall Marker
a large building across the street at No. 141 which provided space for extensive wood-working, blacksmith and paint shops. This structure was razed about 1920.

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 24, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Bridge Street Scene image. Click for full size.

from Las Vegas Citizens' Committee for Historical Preservation Collection, NM Highlands Univ. (Public Domain)

3. Bridge Street Scene

The W.H. Shupp & Co. carriage factory is in the background of this undated photograph.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on November 24, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.