Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The La Luz Historic District is a 18 acres (7.3 ha) historic district in La Luz, Otero County, New Mexico, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.”
Wikipedia article La Luz Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 24 National Register listings published here for Otero County · listed in 1980 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of La Luz Historic District between 1993 and 2019, burning about 28 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | MILL |
| 8 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DELBERT |
| 5 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | FLORIDA |
| 4 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | RED |
| 4 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ARROYO |
| 4 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | AMY |
| 3 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SCENIC |
| 7 June 2011 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LEGION |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of La Luz Historic District: 8 unknowns, 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Blankenship's Gravel Pit | Stone | Past Producer | Stratabound | |
| Dugan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| La Luz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Ortega Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State Hwy Pit No 56-23-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| State Hwy Pit No 59-41-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| State Hwy Pit No. 56-24-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| State Hwy Pit No. 56-65-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names La Luz, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 5 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Heavy Rain | La Luz | - | An observer in La Luz recorded 3.33 inches of rain on the afternoon of the 23rd. Additional heavy rain reports included 2.43 inches in Cloudcroft, 2.35 inches about a mile northwest of High Rolls and 2.14 inches in High Rolls. Several other locations in and around the Sacramento Mountains reported an inch and a half to 2 inches of rain. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | La Luz | - | Water was shown running over Riata Road coming out of Rancheria Canyon near Alamogordo. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | La Luz | - | Highway 82 was closed just west of the tunnel to Cloudcroft was closed due to a rock slide. A section of road at La Luz Creek crossing was closed as well due to flooding. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | La Luz | - | Serious flooding was reported in downtown Alamogordo. Street flooding was also reported in Boles Acres. Highway 82 out of Alamogordo was also flooded. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | La Luz | - | A heavy thunderstorm moved slowly across La Luz, NM and produced 1.10 inches of rainfall in less that one hour. A trained spotter also reported minor street flooding in association with the heavy rainfall. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Luz | - | A Skywarn Spotter estimated winds gusting to 60 mph northeast of La Luz, NM. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | La Luz | - | An arroyo overflowed with water covering a road in La luz. |
| October 2006 | Hail | La Luz | - | Nickel size hail accumulated to several inches in the western foothills of the Sacramento Mountains. |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | La Luz | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused extensive flooding of several canyons near La Luz, with flooding extending to most roads in the area. U.S. Highway 54 was covered by 2 feet of water and a foot of mud, and was closed between Alamogrodo and Tularosa for 90 minutes. A weather spotter measured 3.5 inches of rain in La Luz, with higher amounts estimated in the nearby canyons. There were no injuries or deaths. |
| June 2015 | Hail | La Luz | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | La Luz | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Garcia House | 0.1 miles | 1980 | |
 | D. H. Sutherland House | 0.1 miles | 1980 |
 | Queen Anne House | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | La Luz Pottery Factory | 2.4 miles | 1979 |
 | Infirmary Building | 4.0 miles | 1989 |
 | Central Receiving Building | 4.5 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002560 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Otero County | All 24 listed properties in this county. |
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