Foraker, C. M., Farmhouse
905 Menaul Blvd., NW, Albuquerque, NMThe Foraker Farm is a fine example of an "Ang10" style house in Albuquerque, but it is primarily significant as the home of C.M. Foraker, the last Territorial Marshal of New Mexico. Foraker is credited with modernizing the functioning of the Marshal's office and was a popular and well-known figure in the Territory.
Foraker served as U.S. Marshal from 1897 until 1912 when New Mexico was granted statehood. A native Ohioan, he came to New Mexico in the early 1880's and soon after he became Marshal he moved to Albuquerque. Included among his many accomplishments as Marshal were the institution of salaries (rather than bounty fees) for deputies, the introduction of use of the telephone and automobile in the law enforcement process, and raising the qualifications for staff members. He was characterized by the author of a recent book on United States marshals in Arizona and New Mexico as "a man of integrity and energy [who] was a fitting person to lead the marshalcy into the twentieth century" (Ball, 1978: 213).
The Forakers bought the Foraker Farm around 1900. His daughter, Mary, was next occupant.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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