St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church

17 mi. (27 km) E of Raton on NM 72, Raton, New Mexico. County/parish: Colfax.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 18, 1978. NRIS 78001814.

3 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church (Raton, New Mexico)

The St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church in Raton, New Mexico is a historic church. It was built in 1897 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The listing included three contributing buildings.

It is a 24 by 36 feet (7.3 m × 11.0 m) stone building. It was built of native red sandstone, originally with a mortar similar to adobe which deteriorated. In more recently it was repointed with cement and a cement foundation was put into place.

It is located on Johnson Mesa about 17 miles (27 km) east of Raton on New Mexico State Road 72.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77847192

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