Downtown & the Historic Districts

The original heart of Las Cruces: a walkable downtown, the farmers market on Main Street, and two historic neighborhoods full of adobe and railroad-era homes.

Las Cruces was laid out in 1849, and two historic districts near downtown preserve much of what came next.

The Mesquite Historic District, just east of downtown, covers part of that original townsite. Most of its historic homes date from about 1870 to 1930: one-story adobes, many of them flat-roofed, in the region's Spanish, Mexican, and Territorial traditions.

The Alameda-Depot Historic District grew up around the old railroad depot and Alameda Boulevard after the railroad arrived in 1880. Its homes mix local adobe styles with the ones the railroad brought, from Queen Anne and Italianate houses to bungalows and Mission and Pueblo Revival designs. Pioneer Women's Park sits at its center.

Both are a short trip from Main Street, where the Farmers & Crafts Market runs on Saturday mornings, with a smaller market on Wednesdays. If you want an older home with character in a neighborhood you can walk, this is the place to start. Older homes can come with older plumbing, wiring, and roofs, so a thorough inspection matters here.

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