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Employees' New Dormitory and Club
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NM State Register of Cultural Properties
Employees' New Dormitory, July 2006
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Location	1000 Indian School Rd. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coordinates	35°06′26″N 106°39′22″W / 35.10722°N 106.65611°W / 35.10722; -106.65611
NRHP reference No.	82003310
NMSRCP No.	843
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 26, 1982
Designated NMSRCP	October 23, 1981

The Employees' New Dormitory and Club, also known as Building 232, is a historic building in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Built in 1931, it is notable as the only surviving building of the Albuquerque Indian School, which operated at this location from 1882 to 1976. It was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1981 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

History

The Albuquerque Indian School was established by Presbyterian missionaries in 1881 and moved to its longtime campus on 12th Street the following year. Operated for most of its existence by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the institution was an industrial boarding school for Native American boys and girls, most of whom came from the Pueblos of New Mexico and the Navajo Nation. Under the prevailing philosophy of the time, the students were stripped of their native identity and forced to assimilate into white American culture using strict military-style discipline. Eventually, however, this educational model fell out of favor and the Indian School struggled to maintain a sense of purpose later in the 20th century. It relocated to Santa Fe in 1976 and closed for good a few years later. The Albuquerque campus was left to deteriorate and all of the buildings but one were demolished in the 1980s.

The Employees' New Dormitory (Building 232) was built in 1931 and originally housed living and dining space for school faculty members. After the school closed, the building remained in use as a regional headquarters of the BIA, which prevented it from being demolished along with the rest of the campus. In 2011, the Indian School property was handed over from the BIA to the All Pueblo Council for redevelopment. The BIA had planned to demolish Building 232, but it was saved at the behest of the Society for the Preservation of American Indian Culture. In 2013 the building was completely renovated and it now houses the Native American Community Academy, a charter school for Native Americans.

Architecture

Located at the extreme southern end of the former Indian School campus, the Employees' New Dormitory is a two-story, U-shaped building with the main block facing Indian School Road and two wings extending to the rear. It is designed in the Mission Revival style with a hipped tile roof, stuccoed walls, and arched window and door openings. The street facade is symmetrical, with two main entrance porches whose gable ends are topped with ornamental curved parapets. The facade is also decorated with three decorative shield emblems, one in the center and one over each entrance. The ground floor windows are arched, while those on the second floor are smaller and rectangular. The interior layout was modified during the 2013 renovation.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ "Listed State and National Register Properties" (PDF). New Mexico Historic Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Employees' New Dormitory and Club" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
4. ^ Tassy, Elaine (August 25, 2013). "Native American charter school finds home on Indian School campus". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

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• School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
• Buildings and structures in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• School buildings completed in 1931
• New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties
• National Register of Historic Places in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Native American history of New Mexico