Mabel Dodge Luhan House
Also known as: Big House, St. Teresa House
Luhan Lane, Taos, New Mexico
Luhan Lane, Taos, New Mexico
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MD Lujan House
By NPS - http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/78001832.pdf, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6553691
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Description
This was the home of Mabel Ganson Evans Dodge Stern Luhan (1879-1962), an important paton of the arts. For 40 years, Mabel Dodge Luhan nurtured the famous artistic community that centered on her Taos home. During the 1920s and 1930s, hundreds of artists and writers visited and worked at this house; among the many pilgrims were D.H. Lawrence, Mary Austin, Willa Cather, Robinson Jeffers, Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and Georgia O'Keefe. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, December 4, 1991National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1978
- Reference number
- 78001832
- NR name
- Luhan, Mabel Dodge, House
- Architectural style
- Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Pueblo
- Areas of significance
- Art; Architecture; Literature
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- B - Person; A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Single dwelling
- Current functions
- Hotel; Meeting hall
- Periods of significance
- 1800-1824; 1900-1924
- Significant years
- 1800; 1918; 1922
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 2
Sources
- Wikipedia
- Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
- National Register database - Reference number 78001832 (Search for documents)
- National Historic Landmark information
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