Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory

Central Ave., Los Alamos, New Mexico

Photo

Los Alamos aerial view

By Los Alamos National Laboratory - http://www.lanl.gov/worldview/news/photos/aerials.shtml, Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=134114

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Map

Coordinates:
+35.88175, -106.29883
35°52'54" N, 106°17'56" W

Quadrangle map:
Guaje Mountain

Street View

Description

Founded January 1, 1943, on the Pajarito Plateau of the Jemez Mountains for the purpose of developing an instrument of war--the nuclear fission bomb--Los Alamos continues to be a center for research on nuclear weapons and peaceful applications of atomic energy. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, December 21, 1965

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
Reference number: 66000893
Architectural styles: American Movement: Bungalow/Craftsman; Modern Movement; Other architectural type; Ranch
Areas of significance: Science; Invention
Level of significance: National
Evaluation criteria: A - Event
Property type: District
Historic functions: Institutional housing; Research facility
Current functions: Museum; Single dwelling
Period of significance: 1925-1949
Significant year: 1943
Number of properties: Contributing buildings: 17
Non-contributing structures: 1

Update Log

May 27, 2020: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
June 25, 2016: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger

Sources

Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
National Register database - Reference number 66000893 (Search for documents)
National Historic Landmark information