Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
“The Foster Hotel, at Fourth and Terrace in Chama, New Mexico, was built around 1881 and expanded twice later. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.”
Wikipedia article Foster Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 46 National Register listings published here for Rio Arriba County · listed in 1986 · category: Building.
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 85 fires within 5 miles of Foster Hotel between 1993 and 2020, burning about 55 acres in total. 45 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DAIRY |
| 25 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | WESTERN |
| 2 September 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CEMETARY |
| 18 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | TUCK RIDGE |
| 8 August 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | KENTUCKY |
| 31 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DEBBIE |
| 3 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SKYVIEW |
| 28 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LOBOEAST |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Foster Hotel: 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit No 66-48-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Pit No. 66 - 48 - S | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone | Unknown | ||
| San Antonio Springs | Geothermal | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chama, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1995 and 2019: 4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2009 | Lightning | Chama | $10,000 | Thunderstorms over northwest New Mexico during the early morning hours produced a cloud to ground lightning strike that hit the 96.1 FM KZRM Radio transmitter on Rabbit Peak, just west northwest of Chama. The station was off the air for at least three weeks. |
| April 2010 | Flood | Chama | $5,000 | Rising water from the Rio Chamita resulted in flooding of yards, storage sheds and possibly a barn on the west side of Chama. No homes were flooded. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Chama | - | Hail up to the size of quarters reported in Chama. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Chama | - | Leaves shredded off Aspen trees around Chama. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chama | - | Storm chasers overnighting at the Y-Motel reported a dry microburst estimated at 80 MPH which downed several trees and caused damage to porch coverings. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Chama | - | Dime-size hail was reported by the Chama observer. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Chama | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86000225 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rio Arriba County | All 46 listed properties in this county. |
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