Where the city's adobe stands
Three houses to start with
If you read only three entries before walking Mesilla, read these — the highest-tier landmarks in the catalog and the foundation for everything else.
NM-M-001 · NRHP The Barela-Reynolds House stands just off New Mexico Highway 292 in Mesilla, the small plaza town in the Mesilla Valley that briefly served as a Confederate territorial capital and as a stop on the Butterfield Overland…
NM-M-002 · Catalog The Double Eagle Restaurant occupies a long, low adobe building at 2355 Calle de Guadalupe on the north side of the historic plaza in Mesilla. The structure is traditionally dated to about 1849, the period immediately…
Mesilla's adobe character
Mesilla holds 2 documented adobe properties in the catalog. The catalog mix: 1 vernacular adobe, 1 Territorial. The single dated entry was built in 1849.
Registry status: 1 National Register listing.
Entries in this catalog
- Double Eagle Restaurant — built c.1849, Territorial; private residence.
- Barela-Reynolds House — vernacular adobe; private residence (NRHP).
Suggested walking tour
A route through the documented adobe of Mesilla — 2 stops, measured at a researcher's unhurried pace.
A field tour of Mesilla
Stops chosen from the catalog and ordered to make a coherent walk. Each stop links to the full catalog entry — addresses, dates, and photographs.
-
Barela-Reynolds House
Off NM 292The Barela-Reynolds House stands just off New Mexico Highway 292 in Mesilla, the small plaza town in the Mesilla Valley that briefly served as a Confederate territorial capital and as a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail. The exact construction date of the…
-
Double Eagle Restaurant
2355 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, NM 88046 · Built c.1849The Double Eagle Restaurant occupies a long, low adobe building at 2355 Calle de Guadalupe on the north side of the historic plaza in Mesilla. The structure is traditionally dated to about 1849, the period immediately before the Gadsden Purchase brought the…
All 2 entries in Mesilla
Documented properties in Mesilla, listed alphabetically. Each plate carries the entry's reference number, registry status, address, and date of construction.
NM-M-001 NRHP NM-M-002 Catalog Nearby cities
Other adobe centers within reach of Mesilla. Each links to its own chapter of the Atlas.