Gomez, Refugio, House
7604 Guadalupe Trail, NW, Albuquerque, NMThe Refugio Gomez House is one of the best preserved and maintained small late Territorial era houses in the city. Built c. 1875 and added to soon after 1890 it was bought in 1942 by Mela Sedillo Koeber who added the kitchen and bath on the southeast. Mrs. Koeber, active in the renaissance of Hispanic arts and crafts during the 1930's and 40's, has carefully preserved the existing house and its exterior and interior detailing.
The Gomez family lived in the Los Ranchos area since at least 1910. They apparently bought this house in 1911 from the Sanchez family and then passed it on to their daughter Isabelita. Her husband, Eutemio Gallegos, helped in the building of the addition designed by Mrs. Koeber.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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.