Nuestra Senora de Luz Church and Cemetery

Nuestra Senora de Luz Church and Cemetery (Our Lady of Light Catholic Church; Canoncito Church) is a historic church building 13 miles southeast of Santa Fe, north of Interstate 25 frontage road in Canoncito, New Mexico. It was built in 1880 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

Nuestra Senora de Luz Church and Cemetery
Nuestra Senora de Luz Church and Cemetery is located in New Mexico
Nuestra Senora de Luz Church and Cemetery
Nuestra Senora de Luz Church and Cemetery is located in the United States
Nuestra Senora de Luz Church and Cemetery
Location13 mi. SE of Santa Fe, N of I-25 frontage rd., Canoncito, New Mexico
Coordinates35°32′58″N 105°49′32″W / 35.54944°N 105.82556°W / 35.54944; -105.82556
Arealess than one acre
Built1880
Architectural styleTerritorial
MPSReligious Properties of New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No.95001452[1]
NMSRCP No.1256
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 14, 1995
Designated NMSRCPMay 9, 1986

It is a small, one-story, adobe chapel. It has also been known as Our Lady of Light Catholic Church and as Canoncito Church.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Corinne P. Sze (September 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Nuestra Senora de Luz Church and Cemetery / Our Lady of Light Catholic Church; Canoncito Church; SR 1256". National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2019. With accompanying eight photos
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