Robert Dietz Farmhouse Explained

Robert Dietz Farmhouse
Designated Other1:N.M. State Register of Cultural Properties
Designated Other1 Date:August 25, 1983
Designated Other1 Number:946[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:35.1397°N -106.6789°W
Built:1914
Added:February 9, 1984
Refnum:84002852

The Robert Dietz Farmhouse is a historic house in the North Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was originally a one-story farmhouse built in 1914 by Robert Dietz, a native of Syracuse, New York, who moved to Albuquerque in 1910 like many others seeking treatment for tuberculosis. A second story was added in 1928, turning the building into a "grand home". The Dietz family lived and farmed there until the 1940s.[2] It was listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1983[1] and the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

The Dietz house is a two-story stuccoed frame building aligned along a north–south axis. The house design is a vernacular adaptation of Prairie School architecture, with a low, overhanging hip roof, and sash windows arranged in bands surrounded by wooden trim to "create an impression of horizontality". The house has over 100 windows in total. A stable on the property is also included in the National Register listing.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State and National Register Spreadsheet . New Mexico Department of Historic Preservation . December 20, 2022 . Excel .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84002852}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Robert Dietz Farmhouse ]. . February 9, 1984. with .