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Photograph of Monte Vista Fire Station
Photograph by John Phelan, CC BY 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Monte Vista Fire Station

Built in 1936 (Pueblo Revival Style architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

From the record

“Monte Vista Fire Station is a historic former fire station in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Built in 1936 using Works Progress Administration funding, it is notable as a well-preserved WPA municipal project and for its significance in the early development of the Nob Hill area.”

Wikipedia article Monte Vista Fire Station, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 159 National Register listings published here for Bernalillo County · listed in 1987 · category: Building · built in 1936, Pueblo Revival Style architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 3201 Centra Ave. NE, Albuqerque, 87106
  • When was it listed? March 1987
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Albuquerque
  • When was it built? 1936
  • Architectural style. Pueblo Revival Style architecture
  • National Register reference number. 87001121 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

73 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Monte Vista Fire Station between 1993 and 2020, burning about 130 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 were 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/undetermined56
Debris and open burning5
Arson/incendiarism5
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2009Natural2.5 acresSouthern Pueblos AgencyTANK
21 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionBRAV0
5 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionRIVERSIDE
20 August 2011Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionROCKY RIDGE
11 August 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencyBOUNDARY
7 July 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionANNE
6 July 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionJOY
6 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionWESTERN

Every fire recorded in Bernalillo County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Monte Vista Fire Station: 14 unknowns, 8 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Magnesite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Pumice. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
6026 North Second St. PlantPumiceUnknown
American Gypsum PlantGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Mitchell ProspectMagnesiteProspect
New Pueblo Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Albuquerque Gravel Prods.Co.PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Ambrell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Carmony Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Douglas PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Martin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Materials Pit 60-60-FSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Bernalillo County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Monte Vista School0.1 miles1981
Nob Hill Business Center0.3 miles1994
Hendren Building0.3 miles2000
Monte Vista and College View Historic District0.3 miles2001
Immanuel Presbyterian Church0.3 miles2011
University Heights0.4 miles2025

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 87001121 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Bernalillo CountyAll 159 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.