Santa Barbara School

The Santa Barbara School is a historic school building in the Martineztown-Santa Barbara neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Built in phases between 1908 and 1930, it is one of the city's oldest surviving school buildings and is notable for its association with Atanasio Montoya, a noted educator who reformed and modernized the Bernalillo County school system in the early 20th century.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Ignacio Church and Albuquerque High School.

San Ignacio Church

Church

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San Ignacio Church is a historic Catholic church at 1300 Walter St, NE in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was built in 1916 and was added to the National Register in 1979. San Ignacio Church is situated 920 feet south of Santa Barbara School.

Albuquerque High School

School

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Albuquerque High School is a public high school near Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public Schools district. Albuquerque High School is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Santa Barbara School.

Pete V. Domenici United States Courthouse

Courthouse

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The Pete V. Domenici United States Courthouse is a federal courthouse located in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. The building was completed in 1998 and named in honor of Senator Pete Domenici at a ceremony in 2004. Pete V. Domenici United States Courthouse is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Santa Barbara School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Martinez Town and Albuquerque.

Martinez Town

Neighborhood

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Martineztown-Santa Barbara is a neighborhood in central Albuquerque, New Mexico, immediately northeast of Downtown. Originating as a small farming village in the 1850s, it is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods and retains a distinct character, with winding streets, irregular lots, and adobe vernacular buildings reminiscent of other old Hispanic communities in northern New Mexico.

Albuquerque

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Albuquerque, also known as ABQ, is a vibrant, sprawling city near the center of New Mexico. Cradled in the Rio Grande Valley beneath the Sandia Mountains, it is by far the largest city in the state, acting as the media, educational, and economic center of New Mexico, as well as the home of the state's only major airport, making it a common entry point into New Mexico.

Silver Hill

Neighborhood

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Silver Hill is a neighborhood in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is significant as one of the oldest developments on the city's East Mesa. Much of the neighborhood is included in the Silver Hill Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Santa Barbara School

Type: School
Description: historic place in New Mexico, United States
Categories: school building and education
Location: Bernalillo, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.09782° or 35° 5′ 52″ north

Longitude

-106.63836° or 106° 38′ 18″ west

Elevation

4,987 feet (1,520 metres)

Open location code

857M39X6+4M

GeoNames ID

5490218

Wikidata ID

Q20745497

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