Jemez Historic Site
San José de los Jémez Mission and Gíusewa Pueblo Site | |
Nave of the San José de los Jémez Mission Church | |
| Location | NM 4, Jemez Springs, New Mexico |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°46′38″N 106°41′11″W / 35.77722°N 106.68639°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1621 |
| Architect | Fr. Gerónimo Zárate Salmerón |
| Architectural style | Pueblo |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001147 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1973 |
| Designated NHL | October 16, 2012 |
| Designated NMHS | 1935 |
The Jemez Historic Site (formerly Jemez State Monument) is a state-operated historic site on New Mexico State Road 4 in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. The site preserves the archaeological remains of the 16th-century Native American Gíusewa Pueblo and the 17th-century Spanish colonial mission called San José de los Jémez. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and in 2012 it was designated as a National Historic Landmark. It is considered an ancestral site of the Jemez Pueblo people who live nearby.