A history of Taos,
since 1795
Postcards, papers and photographs of Taos from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Taos Pueblo, which borders the north boundary of the town of Taos, has been occupied for nearly a millennium. It is estimated that the pueblo was built between 1000 and 1450 AD, with some later expansion. The pueblo is considered to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Taos’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDick Wootton, Ceran St. Vrain, Jo…, 1865: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Taos
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Taos, decade by decade
1990s
15 historic places in Taos
Taos has 15 listings on the National Register, and they protect 128 historic buildings, because Taos Downtown Historic District alone counts 70. 3 are National Historic Landmarks, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 2005Eanger Irving Couse House and Studio-Sharp, Joseph Henry, StudiosListed 1973Severino Martinez HouseListed 1976La Morada de Nuestra Senora de GuadalupeListed 1976Harwood FoundationListed 1978Gov. Charles Bent HouseListed 1979Leon Gaspard HouseListed 1979Nicholai Fechin HouseListed 1982Taos InnListed 1982La Loma Plaza Historic DistrictListed 1982Taos Downtown Historic DistrictListed 1990E. Martin Hennings House and Studio Historic DistrictListed 2006Bernard J. Beimer HouseThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Dick Wootton, Ceran St. Vrain, José Maria Valdez 1865 - cropped (1865) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.