Last updated: May 14, 2024
Place
Eliza Sloan Boarding House & Ft. Marcy HQ Building Sites (New Mexico Museum of Art)
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Quick Facts
Location:
107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Significance:
In her published memoirs (1954; Land Of Enchantment), Santa Fe Trail traveler Marian Russell recalled her widowed mother, Eliza, operating a $45 a month boarding house here in 1852-54.
MANAGED BY:
In her published memoirs (1954; Land Of Enchantment), Santa Fe Trail traveler Marian Russell recalled her widowed mother, Eliza, operating a $45 a month boarding house here in 1852-54. Circa 1871 it was replaced by the 16-room Ft. Marcy HQ Building. The New Mexico Museum of Art, home today to Santa Fe artist Gerald Cassidy’s 1930 oil painting, End Of The Trail (1850; aka Santa Fe Plaza) replaced the old building in 1917.
Site Information
Location (107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, New Mexico)
More Site Information
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, Old Spanish Trail, Santa Fe Trail: Santa Fe, New Mexico Itinerary
Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in the US, founded in 1610, and the highest in elevation at 7,000 ft. The city is the historic hub of the southwest, connecting three national historic trails: El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the Santa Fe Trail, and the Old Spanish Trail. This tour leads your from the busy plaza and other major tourist locations to lesser known sites along quiet, old Santa Fe streets.