Willie D. Atkeson House Explained

Willie D. Atkeson House
Coordinates:32.8386°N -104.3978°W
Built:1904
Architecture:Queen Anne
Added:March 2, 1984
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Artificial Stone Houses of Artesia TR
Refnum:84002894

The Wilie D. Atkeson House, on W. Main St. in Artesia, New Mexico, was built in 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

It is one of ten houses of cast-stone construction which were together listed on the National Register in 1983.[1]

It is a one-and-a-half-story hipped roof house, square in plan. It has "exceptional decorative use of cast concrete blocks reflecting the Queen Anne Style."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artificial Stone Houses of Artesia Thematic Resources . Betty Swanson. September 1983 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84002894}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Willie D. Atkeson House ]. National Park Service. January 22, 2019. With