National Register of Historic Places
201-203 W Coal Ave
Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico
The record
- Listed
- June 21, 2016
- Type
- Building
- Address
- Roughly bounded by US 66, W. Coal Ave., S. Puerco Dr. and S. 7th St., Gallup
- County
- McKinley
- State
- New Mexico
- Contributing resources
- 58 buildings, 1 structure, 1 object
- Coordinates
- 35.52708, -108.74255
- Reference number
- 16000389
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The story
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201-203 W Coal Ave is a historic district in Gallup, McKinley County, roughly bounded by US 66, West Coal Avenue, South Puerco Drive and South 7th Street. It covers 38 acres and includes 58 contributing buildings, with construction beginning in 1881 in styles from Decorative Brick Commercial to Spanish Colonial Revival and Art Deco.
Why it's listed
It was listed under criteria A, B, C and D, with state and local significance in architecture, community planning and development, commerce, Native American ethnic heritage, and entertainment and recreation. Its period of significance runs from 1881, when Gallup was founded, to 1966.
Physical character
The district is mostly one- and two-story attached brick-and-stone buildings on a gridiron street plan, with diamond-patterned brickwork, terra-cotta-tiled parapets and recessed storefront entrances with transoms. Storefronts were altered with large plate-glass windows in 1950, a brick veneer and pent roof in 1970, and a remodeling in 1987.
Historical context
Gallup began in 1881 as a railroad stop and by 1890 was a division terminal near coal mines; it became the seat of McKinley County in 1901. The Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial began in 1922, and Fred Harvey's El Navajo hotel, opened in 1923, was demolished in 1957 when Route 66 was widened.