New Mexico Madonna of the Trail

  • Also Known As: National Madonna of the Trail Memorial Monument, New Mexico

  • Address: 4th St NW
  • Vicinity: Marble Ave
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Object

One of the earliest public memorial sculptures in New Mexico, Madonna of the Trail, in Albuquerque has been a local landmark since 1928 when the mayor led a parade from a downtown hotel to the public plaza. Bands played patriotic songs at the unveiling of the robust pioneer mother before a crowd of 500 local citizens. Cast in a pinkish mixture of crushed marble, Missouri granite, stone, cement, and lead ore, the stern-faced five-ton Madonna commemorates the contributions made by women on the road west. - NPS


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Leimbach, August Architect
1928/00/00

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Particulars for New Mexico Madonna of the Trail:
Area of Significance Entertainment - Recreation
Criteria Historic Event
Historic Use Monument, Marker
Attribute Moved property
Sight Category Object
Route Route 66
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 21st March 2006

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: New Mexico Madonna of the Trail
Registry Address: Jct. of Marble Ave. and 4th St.
Registry Number: 06000151
Resource Type: Object
Theme Group: Route 66 through New Mexico MPS
Owner: Local
Architect: Leimbach, August
Contributing Objects: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Transportation, Entertainment-recreation
Applicable Criteria: Event
Criteria Consideration: Moved property
Significant Year: 1928
Historic Function: Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Monument, Marker
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Monument, Marker

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