Greene Evans Garage

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

From the record

One of 9 National Register listings published here for Torrance County · listed in 1993 · category: Building.

Sources: 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.
Listed as. Evans, Greene, Garage - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. Jct. of Broadway and Rt. 66, NW corner, Moriarty, 87035
When was it listed? November 1993
Category. building
Also known as. Route 66 through New Mexico MPS
Census division. Estancia
National Register reference number. 93001211 - 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

91 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Greene Evans Garage between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,220 acres in total. 1 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	67
Smoking	6
Equipment and vehicle use	5
Fireworks	5
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Debris and open burning	2
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1
Arson/incendiarism	1
Natural	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
29 August 1993	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	New Mexico State Forestry Division	BURL
25 August 1997	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	STUBBY
13 August 2020	Fireworks	under an acre	Bernalillo District	21-60590203X
11 August 1993	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6.0 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	LIGHTNING 2
9 July 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Bernalillo District	21-60200055X
9 July 2020	Fireworks	under an acre	Bernalillo District	21-60260085X
9 July 2004	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	New Mexico State Forestry Division	HOUSE
9 July 2004	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	New Mexico State Forestry Division	SIXTEEN

Every fire recorded in Torrance County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Greene Evans Garage: 5 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown

Every working recorded in Torrance County

Storms near this property

44 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moriarty, the town this property stands in, in 44 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 23 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 funnel cloud, 3 flash flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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
July 2013	Lightning	Moriarty	2 hurt, $10,000	A car traveling east bound on Interstate 40 three miles east of Moriarty at mile marker 199 with 4 occupants was struck by lightning. One child and one adult were injured and treated at the scene. Car's electronics were destroyed and vehicle towed from scene.
April 2014	Lightning	Moriarty	1 hurt	A man was grazed by a lightning strike 10 feet away while photographing a dust devil near Moriarty. The man survived the shock however no details on the extent of his injuries was reported.
September 2021	Flash Flood	Moriarty	$250,000	One to two inches of heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Moriarty. Torrance County Dispatch reported torrential rainfall with a severe thunderstorm crossing Interstate 40 near Moriarty. Visibility was near zero which forced many travelers to pull off the road. Several Moriarty residents reported flood damage from the heavy rainfall. The water continued to flow southward through McIntosh and even caused Estancia Park Lake to overfill its banks. The extent of damages is unknown, therefore, damage amounts are a rough estimate.
September 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Moriarty	$100,000	A severe thunderstorm tracking southeast across Interstate 40 near Moriarty caused thunderstorm wind damage with estimated 60 to 70 mph winds. A Moriarty resident reported that multiple trees were downed in the area with widespread power outages. Another resident's above ground cistern was also moved several feet by the strong winds. Schwebach Farms in Moriarty reported extensive damage to their entire farm crops which forced them to harvest the entire crop immediately. Damages are a rough estimate.
October 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Moriarty	$80,000	A steel building was destroyed and blown onto Interstate 40, six power poles were snapped, at least three water tanks were damaged beyond repair and a pumpkin shooter was damaged from sustained winds estimated at 55 to 70 mph with gusts of 90-100 mph. Corn stalks were also damaged in a large corn maze.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Moriarty	$20,000	A thunderstorm downburst lifted a large solar panel unit and its concrete pillars out of the ground and tossed it several feet away. Many of the panels and the steel frame were damaged or destroyed.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Moriarty	$10,000	Dry microbursts with gusts of 50 to 60 mph were reported across Bernalillo and western Torrance counties. Roof damage was reported and a tractor trailor was turned on its side between Edgewood and Moriarty.
June 2025	Hail	Moriarty	$5,000	A CoCoRaHS observer reported golf ball size hail from a severe thunderstorm shattering the rain gauge and causing house and vehicle damage.
August 2016	Hail	Moriarty	$5,000	Slight hail damage to vehicle.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Moriarty	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds caused barn roof damage in Moriarty.
August 2013	Hail	Moriarty	$1,000	Broadcast media partner relayed report of hail ranging in size from marble to golf ball in association with a passing storm near Moriarty. One half an inch of rain was also reported.
June 2025	Hail	Moriarty	-	Quarter to half dollar sized hail was observed a few miles south of I-40 at Edgewood from a severe thunderstorm.
June 2025	Hail	Moriarty	-	Hail as large as tennis ball size was observed in Moriarty from a severe thunderstorm.
June 2025	Hail	Moriarty	-	Penny size hail was observed from a strong thunderstorm along NM 41 south of Moriarty.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Moriarty	-	A trained spotter a few miles south of Edgewood estimated a 60 mph wind gust from a severe thunderstorm.
August 2024	Flash Flood	Moriarty	-	A driveway a few miles south of Edgewood became flooded and impassable.
June 2020	Hail	Moriarty	-	Penny to quarter size hail was reported in the Edgewood area.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Moriarty	-	A metal storage shed was destroyed by thunderstorm outflow winds.
May 2017	Hail	Moriarty	-	Hail up to the size of quarters reported in Moriarty.
June 2016	Funnel Cloud	Moriarty	-	Wall cloud and short-lived funnel cloud spotted near Moriarty.
April 2015	Funnel Cloud	Moriarty	-	Public reported cold air funnel cloud hovering between Edgewood and Moriarty.
July 2015	Hail	Moriarty	-	Dime to quarter size hail in Edgewood.
June 2014	Tornado (EF0)	Moriarty	-	Landspout tornado just north of Interstate 40 near Moriarty on the ground for approximately 10 minutes. No damage reported.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Moriarty	-	Several strong outflow wind gusts in Moriarty between 7pm and 8pm with strongest to 75mph at around 745pm.
May 2012	Funnel Cloud	Moriarty	-	Funnel cloud reported 6 miles west southwest of Moriarty.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Moriarty	-	Spotter estimated winds of at least 60 mph as gust front passed.
July 1997	Hail	Moriarty	-	Dime size hail was reported by a Ham Radio SKYWARN spotter.
August 1997	Funnel Cloud	Moriarty	-	Spotters reported a funnel cloud near Moriarty.
June 1995	Hail	Moriarty	-	Golf ball-size hail was reported at Longhorn Estates.
May 2023	Hail	Moriarty	-	no account filed
July 2014	Hail	Moriarty	-	no account filed
October 2008	Hail	Moriarty	-	no account filed
August 2004	Hail	Moriarty	-	no account filed
April 2000	Hail	Moriarty	-	no account filed
June 2000	Hail	Moriarty	-	no account filed
June 2000	Flash Flood	Moriarty	-	no account filed
June 2000	Hail	Moriarty	-	no account filed
July 2000	Hail	Moriarty	-	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Moriarty	-	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Moriarty	-	no account filed
September 1998	Hail	Moriarty	-	no account filed
October 1998	Hail	Moriarty	-	no account filed
May 1997	Hail	Moriarty	-	no account filed
April 1997	Hail	Moriarty	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Torrance 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

1 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	Property	Distance	Listed
	Moriarty Eclipse Windmill	1.9 miles	1979

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 93001211 in Record Group 79.
Torrance County	All 9 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.