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San Estevan Del Rey Mission Church

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Built
  
1629 (1629)

Designated NHL
  
April 15, 1970

Area
  
18 ha

NRHP Reference #
  
70000417

Opened
  
1629

Added to NRHP
  
15 April 1970

San Estevan Del Rey Mission Church

Location
  
On NM 23, Acoma, New Mexico

Address
  
Acoma Pueblo, NM 87034, USA

Architectural styles
  
American Colonial, Spanish Colonial architecture, Colonial architecture

Similar
  
Sky City Cultural Center/H, Enchanted Mesa, Parson Capen House, Old Ship Church, San Jose de Gracia Church

San Estevan del Rey Mission Church is a Spanish mission church that was founded in 1629 at Acoma Pueblo — in present-day Acoma, New Mexico. It was named for Saint Stephen I of Hungary.

The large adobe mission, first built in circa 1641, was part of colonial New Spain establishing a northern presence in Santa Fe de Nuevo México province.

The Mission Church was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

San Estevan Del Rey Mission Church Wikipedia