2003 Most Endangered

Most Endangered Places in New Mexico 2003

• The Waters of New Mexico, Statewide
  
• St. Vrain Mill, Mora County
  
• The Gutierrez-Hubbell House, Bernalillo
  
• Chaco Culture National Historical Park, San Juan County
  
• La Bajada Mesa and Escarpment, Santa Fe
  
• New Mexico's Historic Earthen Architectural Tradition, Statewide
  
• Melvin W. Mills House, Colfax
  
• Tucumcari Metropolitan Park — 5 Mile Park, Quay
  
• New Mexico's Greater Otero Mesa Area, Otero
  
• Historic Roadside Markers of New Mexic, Statewide
  

St. Vrain Mill, Mora County

Significance: Built in c. 1854, the mill began operation in 1855 as a white frame building. The building was burned and rebuilt of stone in 1864. After Fort Union was established in 1851, gristmills were built in Mora Valley and Cimarron to supply flour for distribution to southwest military posts and for local use. Some flour was sold to wagon trains on the Santa Fe Trail and some was shipped to New Mexico and Colorado mining camps.

Threat: The building is not being maintained and is in a state of deterioration. Mortar is cracked and stones are falling loose from the walls. Unless preservation intervention is made soon, the building could be lost.