711, 717, and 801 Encino Place NE and 1010 Las Lomas Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico. County/parish: Bernalillo.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 02, 2024. NRIS 100009505.
The Medical Arts Historic District is a historic district in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, consisting of four adjacent medical office complexes: Medical Arts Square (1950), Encino Medical Plaza (1955), Encino Crescent (1965), and Granada Medical Plaza (1968). The complexes reflect the movement of medical professionals in the mid-20th century away from downtown office buildings and into more suburban settings with onsite parking. Each complex consists of one-story buildings organized around a central parking areas, similar to a suburban shopping center. The Granada Medical Plaza was designed in the New Formalist style, while the other three complexes are examples of International Style architecture.
The district was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 2023 and the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.
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