Don Gaspar Historic District
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Don Gaspar Historic District | |
 Inn of the Turquoise Bear | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Old Santa Fe Trail, Paseo de Peralta, Don Cubero and Houghton, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 35°40′42″N 105°56′28″W / 35.67833°N 105.94111°W |
| Area | 103 acres (42 ha) |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman, Pueblo |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001629[1] |
| NMSRCP No. | 891 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1983 |
| Designated NMSRCP | December 1, 1982 |
The Don Gaspar Historic District is a historic district in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing included 278 contributing buildings.[1]
The district is primarily residential, and was largely built up in the early-20th century, although it was apparently subdivided in the late 19th century, and at least a few of the buildings date from this earlier period.
The historic district is named for Don Gaspar Ortiz y Alarid, who was a "merchant prince" who traveled on wagon trains between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Chihuahua, Mexico. He traveled later to Saint Louis, Missouri for trading. Ortiz y Alarid donated the property around the present location of Don Gaspar Avenue which forms the heart of the Don Gaspar Historic District.[2] It is unclear how Ortiz y Alarid obtained possession of the land grant property.[3]
