Las Vegas in San Miguel County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Romero y Baca Site/Gortner House
1904
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 14, 2023
1. Romero y Baca Site/Gortner House Marker
Erected by Las Vegas Citizens' Committee for Historic Preservation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
Location. 35° 35.605′ N, 105° 13.605′ W. Marker is in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in San Miguel County. Marker is on Plaza Street west of North Gonzales Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 206 Plaza 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. Maese House (within shouting distance of this marker); Proclamation of Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis Ilfeld Law Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Romero Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Fe Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Plaza Hotel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First National Bank of Las Vegas
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Also see . . .
1. Las Vegas Plaza. National Register of Historic Places nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the district, which includes this property and was listed in 1974. (Prepared by Michael P. McCachren, State Records Center and Archives; via National Park Service) (Submitted on November 24, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. The Remarkable Romeros of Las Vegas: The Almost Forgotten Sisters (PDF). The family of Jose Miguel Romero y Baca and his wife. Maria Josefa Greqorla Delgado de Romero, was the most prominent and important family in Las Vegas from the founding of the town in 1835 through the first quarter of the twentieth century. (Doyle Daves, Historical Society of New Mexico's La Crónica de Nuevo México, July 2011) (Submitted on November 24, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 14, 2023
2. Romero y Baca Site/Gortner House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 24, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
