Historic Preservation in New Mexico (2026)
6 rules on the books across New Mexico, 6 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Historic-Cultural Monuments
How buildings, sites, and trees are nominated and designated as Historic-Cultural Monuments, the protections that follow, and the demolition-stay process.
Albuquerque
Significant RestrictionsAlbuquerque's Historic Protection Overlay chapter lets the City Council designate individual structures as City…
Read full rule →Las Cruces
Significant RestrictionsLas Cruces designates individual buildings, structures, objects or sites as 'cultural properties' under Land…
Read full rule →Bernalillo County
Some RestrictionsSubdividing more than 24 lots in unincorporated Bernalillo County requires a state-permitted archaeologist's survey for…
Read full rule →Valencia County
Some RestrictionsValencia County can designate a Historic Overlay Zoning District (HOD) over an area whose buildings or setting meet two…
Read full rule →Otero County
Light RestrictionsSubdividing land in unincorporated Otero County requires checking it against the State Register of Cultural Properties…
Read full rule →Santa Fe
Light RestrictionsSanta Fe's Historic Districts Review Board can recommend plaques and markers for historic sites and points of interest…
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