Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Bernalillo, NM (2)
**Our Lady of Sorrows Church** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 77000927, date listed 4/29/1977
U.S. 85
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, originally constructed in 1857 in the central New Mexico agricultural town of Bernalillo, is a cruciform-shaped 120'x65' building made of adobe bricks covered with brown stucco. Now flanked on the south by a modern red brick church erected as a replacement in 1971 and on the north by a parochial institution, the old structure served as the parish church of this historic Rio Grande valley community for over a century. An excellent example of 19th century New Mexico ecclesiastical architecture, it combines features of the preceding Spanish and Mexican periods with elements brought to the area by French-born Jean Baptiste Lamy, first Roman Catholic bishop in New Mexico under U.S. rule.
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, an impressive adobe structure built in the mid-19th century, served as the parish church of the historic central New Mexico town of Bernalillo for over 100 years. Occupied by Pueblo Indians since pre-historic times and by Spanish explorers and settlers for over 400 years, the middle Rio Grande Valley near Bernalillo is one of New Mexico's most significant areas. Because of its proximity to rapidly expanding Albuquerque, which is approximately twenty miles south, the town and surrounding countryside are becoming increasingly urbanized. Only a few historic sites remain. Our Lady of Sorrows, an important example of Territorial church architecture, is probably the major historical structure still extant in the community. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Bernalillo, NM (2)
**Our Lady of Sorrows Church** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 77000927, date listed 4/29/1977
U.S. 85
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, originally constructed in 1857 in the central New Mexico agricultural town of Bernalillo, is a cruciform-shaped 120'x65' building made of adobe bricks covered with brown stucco. Now flanked on the south by a modern red brick church erected as a replacement in 1971 and on the north by a parochial institution, the old structure served as the parish church of this historic Rio Grande valley community for over a century. An excellent example of 19th century New Mexico ecclesiastical architecture, it combines features of the preceding Spanish and Mexican periods with elements brought to the area by French-born Jean Baptiste Lamy, first Roman Catholic bishop in New Mexico under U.S. rule.
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, an impressive adobe structure built in the mid-19th century, served as the parish church of the historic central New Mexico town of Bernalillo for over 100 years. Occupied by Pueblo Indians since pre-historic times and by Spanish explorers and settlers for over 400 years, the middle Rio Grande Valley near Bernalillo is one of New Mexico's most significant areas. Because of its proximity to rapidly expanding Albuquerque, which is approximately twenty miles south, the town and surrounding countryside are becoming increasingly urbanized. Only a few historic sites remain. Our Lady of Sorrows, an important example of Territorial church architecture, is probably the major historical structure still extant in the community. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...