City of Santa Fe Recognizes the Old Santa Fe Trail Building Restoration with a Preservation Award

The North Courtyard of the Old Santa Fe Trail Building before restoration (above) and after (below).

Congratulations to the Denver Service Center project team on the Old Santa Fe Trail Building restoration, which was recently awarded a 2020 Santa Fe Heritage Preservation Award. The award winners are selected by the City of Santa Fe, the Historic Santa Fe Foundation, and the Old Santa Fe Association for achievements in historic preservation. The project earned the Sara Melton Award for Sensitive Maintenance and Rehabilitation.

The Denver Service Center contracted and managed the $4.2 million restoration of the Region 8 Headquarters Office Building on Old Santa Fe Trail. The structure was constructed in the late 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and stands as the largest adobe office building still in use. The structure was completed in 1941 and was designed in Spanish-Pueblo Revival style by architect Cecil Doty and landscape architect Harvey Cornell. Read more about history of the building.

The restoration of the building exterior included replacement of select adobe masonry, mud leveling coat, and new cement plaster. In addition, the building received some seismic retrofits, repair of deteriorated and/or decayed wood components. The building also received a new roofing system and some select repairs to site drainage and restoration of landscaping. The project was completed in August 2020.