National Register Listing

Albuquerque Veterans Administration Medical Center

2100 Ridgecrest, SE, Albuquerque, NM

The Albuquerque Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) in south east Albuquerque, Mew Mexico is eligible for the National Register under criteria C. It is significant at the State level for its outstanding Spanish/Pueblo Revival style architecture in an institutional context and for its regional landscaping. It is an architectural expression of the VA's desire to design buildings that
not only fit in with the local architecture of Albuquerque, but also to design an cohesive medical complex with outstanding architectural merit.

Local significance of the district:
Landscape Architecture; Architecture

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.