The Pacific Building, also known as the Pacific Desk Building, is a historic building in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Built in 1914, it is notable as a well-preserved example of early 20th-century commercial architecture in Downtown Albuquerque and includes one of the only remaining cast iron storefronts in the central business district.[3] The building was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties[2] and the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
Pacific Building | |
 Pacific Building, January 2017 | |
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| Location | 213–15 Gold Ave. SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 35°05′00″N 106°38′58″W / 35.08333°N 106.64944°W |
| Built | 1914 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002545[1] |
| NMSRCP No. | 772[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 1980 |
| Designated NMSRCP | July 25, 1980 |
History edit
The Pacific Building was built in 1914 by Andreas Romero, who also owned a butcher shop on the same block. The first tenant was a furniture store, followed by a car dealership from 1918 to 1922 and then a furniture store again. In 1942 the building was bought by the Pacific Desk Company, an office furniture retailer, which remained in business until 1980.[3] Local investors bought the building in 1980 and renovated it as office space in 1981.[4]
Architecture edit
The Pacific Building is a two-story, rectangular building with a partial basement. The facade is yellow brick with a cast iron storefront, one of the few remaining in the city. The second floor has eight evenly spaced 1/1 sash windows under a pair of cast iron hoods and a stepped parapet. On the ground floor, there are large display windows on either side of a recessed entry. The interior of the building has an open first floor with cast iron columns and an ornate pressed metal ceiling. The second floor had removable partitions installed in the 1940s and was reported to be unused in the 1980s.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Listed State and National Register Properties" (PDF). New Mexico Historic Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pacific Desk Building". National Park Service. September 30, 1980. Retrieved April 11, 2017. with three accompanying photos
- ^ "Old Building Gets Face Lift". Albuquerque Journal. October 22, 1981. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.