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Amistad Gymnasium

Built in 1937 (Art Deco architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

From the record

“The Amistad Gymnasium is a historic gymnasium located in Amistad, New Mexico. The gymnasium was proposed in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration; construction was completed in 1937.”

Wikipedia article Amistad Gymnasium, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 11 National Register listings published here for Union County · listed in 1996 · category: Building · built in 1937, Art Deco architecture, by Works Progress Administration.

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. 0.5 mi. E of NM 402, Amistad, 88410
  • When was it listed? March 1996
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. New Deal in New Mexico MPS
  • Census division. Clayton South
  • When was it built? 1937
  • Architectural style. Art Deco architecture, Pueblo Revival Style architecture
  • Architect. Works Progress Administration
  • National Register reference number. 96000264 - 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

4 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Amistad Gymnasium between 1997 and 2002, burning about 922 acres in total. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4

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
18 April 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionSHUGART
18 April 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined730 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionRICKESTON
18 April 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined160 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionSHIELDS
14 March 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresRoswell Field OfficeOLD SCHOOL

Every fire recorded in Union County

Storms near this property

50 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Amistad, the town this property stands in, in 50 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 33 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2010Tornado (EF1)Amistad$10,000Damage to residence located just northwest of Amistad.
July 2019Flash FloodAmistad$5,000Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding along state road 402 around Amistad. One vehicle was washed off the roadway but fortunately no one was killed or injured. The vehicle appeared to have suffered only minor water damage and amounts are a very rough estimate.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindAmistad$5,000no account filed
June 2018HailAmistad$1,000A severe thunderstorm with strong winds and hail up to the size of quarters produced damage to a skylight and partially flooded a barn near Amistad. The observer also reported that nearly 100 birds were killed in the storm. Damage amounts are estimated.
May 2010HailAmistad$1,000Minor roof damage was reported.
August 2025HailAmistad-A severe thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail along state highway 402 3 miles south of Amistad.
June 2025HailAmistad-A trained spotter observed nickel size hail along NM 402 south of Amistad in far southeast Union County.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindAmistad-A trained spotter relayed an estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph.
May 2024HailAmistad-A trained spotter north of Nara Visa in far southern Union County reported golf ball size hail from a severe thunderstorm.
May 2024HailAmistad-A trained spotter a few miles south of Amistad reported quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm.
May 2023HailAmistad-Hail between half inch and ping pong balls lasting around 45 minutes with significant accumulation. Begin and end time estimated from radar in combination with report duration.
May 2021HailAmistad-A trained spotter near Amistad reported one inch hail from a severe thunderstorm.
June 2019HailAmistad-Quarter size hail 10 miles north of Nara Visa.
July 2019Heavy RainAmistad-A spotter measured 3.75 inches of rainfall in just a couple hours several miles south of Amistad.
August 2017HailAmistad-Hail up to the size of ping pong balls covered the ground three miles south of Amistad.
August 2017HailAmistad-Hail up to the size of quarters three miles south-southwest of Amistad.
August 2017HailAmistad-Hail up to the size of quarters near Amistad with one inch of rain in 20 minutes.
August 2015HailAmistad-Quarter to half dollar size hail.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindAmistad-Severe winds with pea size hail and heavy downpour. No damaged observed.
June 2014Flash FloodAmistad-Spotter reported 4 feet of standing water over highway 402 15 miles north of Nara Visa that made road impassable.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindAmistad-Spotter estimated 60 to 70mph wind gusts with hail and heavy rain.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindAmistad-Wind speed of 60 mph was estimated by a trained spotter.
April 2010HailAmistad-KVII TV in Amarillo relayed a report of quarter size hail by a SchoolNet observer.
July 2009HailAmistad-In addition to the hail, a grass fire was started from a lightning strike.
April 2010HailAmistad-no account filed
May 2010HailAmistad-no account filed
July 2009HailAmistad-no account filed
August 2009Thunderstorm WindAmistad-no account filed
August 2008Thunderstorm WindAmistad-no account filed
March 2007HailAmistad-no account filed
September 2007Thunderstorm WindAmistad-no account filed
September 2006Thunderstorm WindAmistad-no account filed
September 2006HailAmistad-no account filed
September 2006HailAmistad-no account filed
May 2005HailAmistad-no account filed
July 2004HailAmistad-no account filed
June 2004HailAmistad-no account filed
June 2004HailAmistad-no account filed
June 2004HailAmistad-no account filed
June 2004Funnel CloudAmistad-no account filed
June 2004HailAmistad-no account filed
June 2004HailAmistad-no account filed
October 2002HailAmistad-no account filed
May 2002HailAmistad-no account filed
May 2002HailAmistad-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindAmistad-no account filed
June 1996Tornado (F0)Amistad-no account filed
May 1996Tornado (F0)Amistad-no account filed
June 1996HailAmistad-no account filed
May 1993HailAmistad-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Union 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 96000264 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Union CountyAll 11 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.
  • 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.