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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Otero County, New Mexico.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.^[1]

There are 31 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. All of the places within the county on the National Register are also listed on the State Register of Cultural Properties.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.^[2]

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**Contents:** NRHP in New Mexico by county
Bernalillo – Catron – Chaves – Cibola – Colfax – Curry – De Baca – Doña Ana – Eddy – Grant – Guadalupe – Harding – Hidalgo – Lea – Lincoln – Los Alamos – Luna – McKinley – Mora – Otero – Quay – Rio Arriba – Roosevelt – San Juan – San Miguel – Sandoval – Santa Fe – Sierra – Socorro – Taos – Torrance – Union – Valencia

Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Administration Building	Administration Building	May 16, 1989 (#88001564)	1900 N. White Sands Boulevard, New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired 32°54′51″N 105°57′33″W / 32.914167°N 105.959167°W / 32.914167; -105.959167 (Administration Building)	Alamogordo
2	Alamogordo Woman's Club	Alamogordo Woman's Club More images	August 4, 2003 (#03000734)	Southeastern corner of the junction of 12th St. and Indiana Ave. 32°54′12″N 105°57′22″W / 32.903333°N 105.956111°W / 32.903333; -105.956111 (Alamogordo Woman's Club)	Alamogordo
3	Archeological Site No. AR-03-08-02-409	Upload image	April 13, 1998 (#98000278)	Address Restricted	Timberon
4	Archeological Site No. AR-03-08-02-415	Upload image	April 13, 1998 (#98000277)	Address Restricted	Timberon
5	Archeological Site No. AR-03-08-03-128	Upload image	November 24, 1995 (#95001479)	Address Restricted	Queen
6	Auditorium and Recreation Building	Auditorium and Recreation Building	May 16, 1989 (#88001565)	1900 N. White Sands Boulevard, New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired 32°54′49″N 105°57′30″W / 32.913611°N 105.958333°W / 32.913611; -105.958333	Alamogordo
7	Bluewater Lookout Complex	Upload image	January 28, 1988 (#87002486)	Lincoln National Forest 32°44′28″N 105°27′54″W / 32.741111°N 105.465°W / 32.741111; -105.465 (Bluewater Lookout Complex)	Weed
8	Bridge A 249-Cloudcroft, New Mexico	Upload image	December 29, 2015 (#15000948)	65 E. Little Mexican Ave. 32°57′36″N 105°44′55″W / 32.959900°N 105.748740°W / 32.959900; -105.748740	Cloudcroft vicinity
9	Carrisa Lookout Complex	Upload image	January 28, 1988 (#87002488)	Lincoln National Forest 32°40′34″N 105°37′09″W / 32.676111°N 105.619167°W / 32.676111; -105.619167 (Carrisa Lookout Complex)	Long Canyon
10	Central Receiving Building	Central Receiving Building	May 16, 1989 (#88001566)	1900 N. White Sands Boulevard, New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired 32°54′51″N 105°57′29″W / 32.914167°N 105.958056°W / 32.914167; -105.958056 (Central Receiving Building)	Alamogordo
11	Circle Cross Ranch Headquarters	Upload image	November 17, 1980 (#80002563)	Southwest of Sacramento 32°39′26″N 105°42′20″W / 32.657222°N 105.705556°W / 32.657222; -105.705556 (Circle Cross Ranch Headquarters)	Sacramento
12	Fresnal Shelter	Upload image	April 13, 1998 (#98000315)	Address Restricted	High Rolls
13	Juan Garcia House	Upload image	October 23, 1980 (#80002559)	Tularosa St. 32°58′40″N 105°56′31″W / 32.9778652°N 105.9419335°W / 32.9778652; -105.9419335 (Juan Garcia House)	La Luz
14	Hay Canyon Logging Camp	Upload image	January 2, 1992 (#91001880)	Address Restricted	Mayhill
15	Hubbell Canyon Log Chute	Upload image	December 31, 1991 (#91001882)	Address Restricted	Cloudcroft
16	Infirmary Building	Infirmary Building	May 16, 1989 (#88001567)	1900 N. White Sands Boulevard, New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired 32°55′19″N 105°57′30″W / 32.921944°N 105.958333°W / 32.921944; -105.958333 (Infirmary Building)	Alamogordo
17	Jackson House	Jackson House More images	January 28, 2004 (#03001511)	1700 9th St. 32°53′56″N 105°56′23″W / 32.898889°N 105.939722°W / 32.898889; -105.939722 (Jackson House)	Alamogordo
18	La Luz Historic District	La Luz Historic District	October 23, 1980 (#80002560)	Off State Road 83 32°58′42″N 105°56′33″W / 32.978333°N 105.9425°W / 32.978333; -105.9425 (La Luz Historic District)	La Luz
19	La Luz Pottery Factory	La Luz Pottery Factory	May 29, 1979 (#79001544)	2 miles (3.2 km) east of La Luz 32°58′45″N 105°54′08″W / 32.979167°N 105.902222°W / 32.979167; -105.902222 (La Luz Pottery Factory)	La Luz
20	Oliver Lee Dog Canyon Ranch	Oliver Lee Dog Canyon Ranch	May 26, 2015 (#15000263)	Address Restricted	Alamogordo vicinity
21	Mayhill Administrative Site	Upload image	June 1, 1989 (#89000476)	U.S. Route 82, 1.5 miles north of Mayhill 32°54′32″N 105°28′10″W / 32.908889°N 105.469444°W / 32.908889; -105.469444 (Mayhill Administrative Site)	Mayhill
22	Mexican Canyon Trestle	Mexican Canyon Trestle More images	May 7, 1979 (#79001543)	Northwest of Cloudcroft off State Road 83 32°57′49″N 105°44′52″W / 32.963734°N 105.747675°W / 32.963734; -105.747675 (Mexican Canyon Trestle)	Cloudcroft	Multi-tier railroad trestle bridge, worth stopping at viewpoint for.
23	Queen Anne House	Queen Anne House	October 23, 1980 (#80002561)	Kearney St. 32°58′40″N 105°56′31″W / 32.9778652°N 105.9419335°W / 32.9778652; -105.9419335 (Queen Anne House)	La Luz
24	St. Joseph Apache Mission Church	St. Joseph Apache Mission Church More images	February 1, 2005 (#04001588)	626 Mission Trail 33°09′24″N 105°46′03″W / 33.156667°N 105.7675°W / 33.156667; -105.7675 (St. Joseph Apache Mission Church)	Mescalero
25	D.H. Sutherland House	D.H. Sutherland House	October 23, 1980 (#80002562)	Main St. 32°58′40″N 105°56′31″W / 32.9778652°N 105.9419335°W / 32.9778652; -105.9419335 (D.H. Sutherland House)	La Luz
26	Tularosa Original Townsite District	Tularosa Original Townsite District More images	February 2, 1979 (#79001545)	U.S. Routes 54/70 33°04′28″N 106°01′01″W / 33.074444°N 106.016944°W / 33.074444; -106.016944	Tularosa
27	US Post Office-Alamogordo	US Post Office-Alamogordo More images	May 18, 2000 (#00000510)	1101 New York Ave. 32°54′03″N 105°57′32″W / 32.900833°N 105.958889°W / 32.900833; -105.958889 (US Post Office-Alamogordo)	Alamogordo
28	Weed Lookout Tower	Upload image	January 28, 1988 (#87002487)	Lincoln National Forest 32°48′23″N 105°33′33″W / 32.806389°N 105.559167°W / 32.806389; -105.559167 (Weed Lookout Tower)	Sacramento
29	White Sands Historic District	White Sands Historic District More images	June 23, 1988 (#88000751)	U.S. Routes 70/82 32°46′47″N 106°10′18″W / 32.779722°N 106.171667°W / 32.779722; -106.171667 (White Sands Historic District)	Alamogordo
30	Wills Canyon Spur Trestle	Upload image	December 31, 1991 (#91001881)	Address Restricted	Cloudcroft
31	Wofford Lookout Complex	Wofford Lookout Complex More images	January 28, 1988 (#87002484)	Lincoln National Forest 32°59′48″N 105°42′40″W / 32.9966°N 105.711°W / 32.9966; -105.711 (Wofford Lookout Complex)	Cloudcroft

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.
^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[refnums-5] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

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Municipalities and communities of Otero County, New Mexico, United States
County seat: Alamogordo
City	Alamogordo	Map of New Mexico highlighting Otero County
Villages	Cloudcroft Tularosa
CDPs	Bent Boles Acres Chaparral‡ High Rolls Holloman AFB La Luz Mayhill Mescalero Orogrande Piñon Sacramento Timberon Twin Forks Weed
Other unincorporated communities	Hortonville Mountain Park Newman Sunspot Three Rivers
Indian reservation	Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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