Raynolds, Sara, Hall
UNM campus on Terrace St. north of Central Ave., Albuquerque, NMSara Raynolds Hall is one of six buildings on the campus of the University of New Mexico included in this nomination. Sara Raynolds Hall is significant because it is a rare example of Myan/Pueblo Revival style architecture. The Mayan/Pueblo mixture gives the building a unique Central American Indian quality with a southwestern touch. The construction of the building was supervised by Edward Buxton Christy. Christy was Albuquerque's first Architect and helped UNM's third President George Tight prepare working drawings of Tight's Pueblo Style buildings. Christy was instrumental in first defining the Spanish Pueblo Revival Style.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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