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Elephant Butte Irrigation District

  • Also Known As: Rio Grande Project
  • Vicinity: Roughly along US 85, between jct of US 85 and NM 90, and El Paso City Limits
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
US Bureau of Reclamation Architect
1906/00/00

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Particulars for Elephant Butte Irrigation District:
Area of Significance Agriculture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Engineering
Criteria Exemplar
Owner Federal
Sight Category Historic District
Historic Use Irrigation facility
Other Description Irrigation System



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 8th August 1997

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Elephant Butte Irrigation District
Registry Address: Roughly along US 85, between jct. of US 85 and NM 90, and El Paso City Limits
Registry Number: 97000822
Resource Type: District
Owner: Federal
Architect: U. S. Bureau Of Reclamation
Architectural Style: Other
Attribute: Irrigation System
Area in Acres: 6870
Contributing Buildings: 3
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Contributing Structures: 214
Non-Contributing Structures: 8
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Agriculture, Engineering
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1906
Historic Function: Agriculture, subsistence
Historic Sub-Function: Irrigation facility
Current Function: Agriculture, subsistence
Current Sub-Function: Irrigation facility

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