The Belen Hotel, at 200 Becker Ave. in Belen, New Mexico, United States, was built in 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Belen Hotel
Belen Hotel is located in New Mexico
Belen Hotel
Belen Hotel is located in the United States
Belen Hotel
Location200 Becker Ave., Belen, New Mexico
Coordinates34°39′36″N 106°46′08″W / 34.66000°N 106.76889°W / 34.66000; -106.76889 (Belen Hotel)
Arealess than one acre
Built1907
Architectural styleDecorative Brick Style
NRHP reference No.80002574[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1980

It is a two-story red brick flat-roofed L-shaped building with a chamfered corner. The hotel primarily served Santa Fe Railroad personnel.[2]

It was built for Mrs. Bertha Rutz, a German immigrant, who ran the hotel and its cafe until her death in 1953.[2]

Since 1996 it has been the home of artist Judy Chicago and her husband Donald Woodman, who spent three years converting it into a home.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Belen Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved May 7, 2018. With accompanying five photos from 1980
  3. ^ "Judy Chicago". Biography.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2018.