Cimarron Historic District

{{short description|Historic district in New Mexico, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Cimmaron Historic District

| nrhp_type = hd | nocat = yes

| designated_other1 = New Mexico

| designated_other1_date = May 22, 1970

| designated_other1_number = [https://web.archive.org/web/20141110122215/http://www.nmhistoricpreservation.org/assets/files/registers/2012%20Report_%20Section%203_%20Arranged%20by%20Number.pdf 187]

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| image = AztecMill.jpg

| caption = Aztec Mill (Old Mill Museum), 1936

| location = S edge of city along NM 21, Cimarron, New Mexico

| coordinates = {{coord|36|30|16|N|104|55|17|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = New Mexico

| area = {{convert|194|acre}}

| built = {{Start date|1850}}

| architect = Henry Lambert

| added = April 3, 1973

| refnum=73001140{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Cimarron Historic District [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NM/Colfax/districts.html National Register of Historical Places - NEW MEXICO (NM), Colfax County] is a historic district on the south side of Cimarron, New Mexico, United States. The district is located south of US Route 64 on the east and west sides of New Mexico Highway 21. In 1973, the district was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. According to the National Register, the district contains {{convert|1940|acre|km2 sqmi|2}} and contains 6 significant buildings.

There are fifteen buildings and historic sites shown on a 1986 map of the historic district {{Cite journal

| last = Scott

| first = Glenn R.

| author-link =

| title = Historic trail maps of the Raton and Springer 30' x 60' quadrangles, New Mexico and Colorado

| journal = U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map

| volume = I-1641

| issue =

| pages = 10 p

| year = 1986

| url =

| doi =

| id =

}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cimarronnm.com/Other%20PDF%20Files/CimarronWalkingTour.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-06-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827164626/http://www.cimarronnm.com/Other%20PDF%20Files/CimarronWalkingTour.pdf |archivedate=2008-08-27 }}

1. Early trading post. Location of Lucien Maxwell commissary.
2. Graves of mother-in-law and daughter of Lucien Maxwell.
3. Plaza well, dug about 1871.
4. Site of Lucien Maxwell home.
5. Former National Hotel.
6. Office of the Cimarron News built about 1872.
7. St. James Hotel.[http://www.stjamescimarron.com/ Welcome to the St. James Hotel Cimarron, New Mexico] Listed on State Register (12/20/68){{cite web|url=http://www.nmhistoricpreservation.org/documents/25.DOCUMENT.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-06-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706114439/http://www.nmhistoricpreservation.org/documents/25.DOCUMENT.pdf |archivedate=2008-07-06 }}
8. The Adobe, built before 1892.
9. Second Colfax County Courthouse, 1870. Listed on State Register (5/19/86).
10. Aztec Grist Mill,:Image:AztecMill.jpg built in 1864 for Lucien B. Maxwell. Now known as the Old Mill Museum.http://www.nmculturaltreasures.org/cgi-bin/instview.cgi?_recordnum=OMIL./{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Listed on State Register (12/20/68).
11. Tom Boggs home, built about 1865.
12. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, built 1881-1884?
13. Schwenk Hall.
14. Juan Charette's saloon.
15. Colfax County jail, 1872.