Los Alamos in Los Alamos County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Romero Cabin

Photographed by James Hulse, March 25, 2025

1. Romero Cabin Marker

Inscription. Victor Romero built his first homestead cabin on a nearby mesa in 1913. The Romero family rebuilt the cabin around twenty years later. Their homestead was appropriated by the government in 1942, and the cabin was moved here in the 1980s (Marker Number 3.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 35° 52.964′ N, 106° 18.092′ W. Marker is in Los Alamos, New Mexico, in Los Alamos County. It is at the intersection of Juniper Street and 19th Street on Juniper Street. The marker is located at the front of the cabin. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1954 Juniper St, Los Alamos NM 87544, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico.

It is also in the American Southwest.

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: Five Eras of History (here, next to this marker); Fire Cache (here, next to this marker); Ancestral Pueblo Site (a few steps from this marker); The Big House (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Rose Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Los Alamos Ranch School Dormitory (within shouting distance of this marker); Bathtub Row (within shouting distance of this marker); Hitching Rail (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Alamos.

Other markers no longer nearby. Homesteading on the Pajarito Plateau, 1887-1942

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(was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Romero Cabin (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); William Mackwood Hopper (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Harold H. Brook (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Albert J. Connell (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Martha Brook (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . A Brief History of Romero Cabin. Water was not readily available on the mesa top and was hauled up in barrels from the bottom of a nearby canyon. Many of the Hispano homestead families on the Pajarito Plateau were related by marriage and there was a network of trails that connected the neighboring properties, often leading from mesa to mesa. (Submitted on April 8, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Romero Cabin and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 25, 2025

2. Romero Cabin and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.