Mesilla Plaza
La Mesilla Historic District | |
Mesilla Plaza, looking northwest, 2005 | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Calle del Norte, Calle del El Paso, Calle del Cura and Calleion Guerro, Mesilla, New Mexico |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°16′27.519″N 106°47′43.6632″W / 32.27431083°N 106.795462000°W |
| Built | 1848 |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000475 (original) 82003323 (increase) |
| NMSRCP No. | 14, 776 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Boundary increase | July 20, 1982 |
| Designated NHLD | July 4, 1961 |
| Designated NMSRCP | August 29, 1980 |
Mesilla Plaza is the central plaza in the small town of Mesilla in far southern New Mexico. The plaza and a number of its surrounding buildings are a National Historic Landmark District, significant for its role in the transfers of power that brought first the original New Mexico Territory and later the Gadsden Purchase into United States control. The most notable building facing the plaza is the Basilica of San Albino, which has been on the plaza since its establishment in 1851. The plaza was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.