Last updated: May 14, 2024
Place
Ellsberg & Amberg Store Site (1st National Bank)
NPS Photo
Quick Facts
Location:
62 Lincoln Ave., Santa Fe
Significance:
Westport, Missouri merchants Gustavus Elsberg and Jacob Amberg crossed the Santa Fe Trail in 1856, and opened the two-story Ellsberg & Amberg Building here in 1864.
MANAGED BY:
First National Bank of Santa Fe
Westport, Missouri merchants Gustavus Elsberg and Jacob Amberg crossed the Santa Fe Trail in 1856, and opened the two-story Ellsberg & Amberg Building here in 1864. They parted ways in 1869, but their 26-room building lasted until 1917. When Santa Fe Trail land baron Lucien Maxwell founded this bank in 1870 and sold it in 1871 to Santa Fe law partners, Thomas Catron and Stephen Elkins, it was housed in the James Johnson Building, across the Plaza. In 1954, a former 1921-24 movie theater here was transformed into the Pueblo Revival Style bank building you see today.
Site Information
Location (62 Lincoln Ave., Santa Fe, New Mexico)
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.