St. Jerome Chapel, Taos Pueblo, Taos, NM (4)
**Taos Pueblo** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000496, date listed 10/15/1966
3 mi. N of Taos
Taos, NM (Taos County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
Taos Pueblo, about 2 miles northeast of the town of Taos, New Mexico, lies at the foot of the mountains of Carson National Forest which rise imaediately to the east of the landmark. Wheeler Peak lies to the northeast and Devisadero Peak lies south (and slightly east). The Rio Pueblo de Taos flows from the mountains to the west and divides Taos Pueblo into compact parts called Hlauuma (North House) and Hlaukwima (South House). This stream, which is crossed by three wooden bridges within the town, has supplied water for irrigation and other purposes for the Inhabitants. (pg 52)
Taos Pueblo is the home of over 1200 Tiwa-speaking Indians. Among the largest and most Interesting of the modern pueblos, it Is one of the few present pueblos exhibiting the old terraced style characteristic of Pueblo architecture and it is probably the best, most intact example of this type of construction. Apparently tha main point of contact between the Southwest and the Plains, Taos Pueblo in its present location was probably settled about 1400 A.D. with the abandonment of an earlier village (probably settled about 1325 or 1350 A.D.) a few hundred yards to the northeast. (pg 54) (1)
The present San Geronimo, or St. Jerome, Chapel was completed in 1850 to replace the original church which was destroyed in the War with Mexico by the U.S. Army in 1847. That church, the ruins still evident on the west side of the village, was first built in 1619. It was then destroyed in the Spanish Revolt of 1680 but soon rebuilt on the same site. St. Jerome is the patron saint of Taos Pueblo. (2)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
(2) Taos Pueblo www.taospueblo.org/taos-pueblo/faq
St. Jerome Chapel, Taos Pueblo, Taos, NM (4)
**Taos Pueblo** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000496, date listed 10/15/1966
3 mi. N of Taos
Taos, NM (Taos County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
Taos Pueblo, about 2 miles northeast of the town of Taos, New Mexico, lies at the foot of the mountains of Carson National Forest which rise imaediately to the east of the landmark. Wheeler Peak lies to the northeast and Devisadero Peak lies south (and slightly east). The Rio Pueblo de Taos flows from the mountains to the west and divides Taos Pueblo into compact parts called Hlauuma (North House) and Hlaukwima (South House). This stream, which is crossed by three wooden bridges within the town, has supplied water for irrigation and other purposes for the Inhabitants. (pg 52)
Taos Pueblo is the home of over 1200 Tiwa-speaking Indians. Among the largest and most Interesting of the modern pueblos, it Is one of the few present pueblos exhibiting the old terraced style characteristic of Pueblo architecture and it is probably the best, most intact example of this type of construction. Apparently tha main point of contact between the Southwest and the Plains, Taos Pueblo in its present location was probably settled about 1400 A.D. with the abandonment of an earlier village (probably settled about 1325 or 1350 A.D.) a few hundred yards to the northeast. (pg 54) (1)
The present San Geronimo, or St. Jerome, Chapel was completed in 1850 to replace the original church which was destroyed in the War with Mexico by the U.S. Army in 1847. That church, the ruins still evident on the west side of the village, was first built in 1619. It was then destroyed in the Spanish Revolt of 1680 but soon rebuilt on the same site. St. Jerome is the patron saint of Taos Pueblo. (2)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
(2) Taos Pueblo www.taospueblo.org/taos-pueblo/faq