Delfina Gurule House

The Delfina Gurule House[nb 1] is a historic house in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was built by Delfina Gurule (1883–1979),[3] who bought the lot in 1912[4] from Dolores Otero Burg, the daughter of former Congressional delegate Mariano S. Otero.[5] The house was probably built shortly afterward, and Gurule lived there until her death in 1979.[6] The building was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1979 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[2]

Delfina Gurule House
The house in 2010
Location306 16th St. NW,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coordinates35°5′32″N 106°39′48″W
Builtc. 1912
Architectural styleNew Mexico Vernacular
NRHP reference No.80002536[1]
NMSRCP No.1285
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1980
Designated NMSRCPAugust 24, 1979[2]

The house is an example of New Mexico vernacular architecture, with adobe walls and a corrugated metal roof. The original section of the house is T-shaped and has a symmetrical three-bay front elevation with a shed-roofed wooden porch. The main roof consists of a hipped front section intersecting a gabled rear section. The windows in the front of the house are set in wooden frames, while those on the other sides of the house are set directly in the adobe walls with a wooden lintel.[6] An addition was constructed on the north side of the house in the 1980s.

Notes
  1. The property is listed in the NRHP as the Delfinia Gurule house; however, all other sources give her name as Delfina.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "State and National Register Spreadsheet" (Excel). New Mexico Department of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. "Gurule". Albuquerque Journal. Obituary. October 6, 1979. Retrieved June 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Weekly Realty Record". Albuquerque Journal. September 3, 1912. Retrieved June 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Miss Dolores Otero". Albuquerque Citizen. January 11, 1902. Retrieved June 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Delfinia Gurule House". National Park Service. December 1, 1980. with two accompanying photos
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