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Lincoln Historic District
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Iglesia de San Juan Bautista in 1974
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| Location: | U.S. 380, Lincoln, New Mexico |
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| Area: | 2,348 acres (9.50 km2) |
| Built: | 1869 |
| Governing body: | State |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000477 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHLD: | December 19, 1960[2] |
Lincoln Historic District is a historic district encompassing the community of Lincoln, New Mexico. It includes a number of buildings, including Wright House, Dr. Wood's Office, and the Watson House, Curry Saloon, Wortley Hotel, Penfield Shop and Home, Tunstall Store, Old Mill, Ellis Store, Old Courthouse, Montano Store.[3]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.[2][4] The National Park Service reviewer of the site, who visited in 1974, believed, then, that it was the best preserved cow town in the United States.[4]
Seventeen of the buildings are owned by the state of New Mexico and operated as the Lincoln State Monument. Four of the buildings are open as museums year round, and two are open seasonally.
The town is notable for its famous residents who participated in the Lincoln County War, and as the site of Billy the Kid's most famous escape in April 1881.
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