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What is now Sawmill-Wells Park was traditionally farmland used by [[Tiwa Puebloans]] since about 1350 to grow corn, beans, squash, and cotton. The area remained agricultural in character after the arrival of Spanish colonists in the 1600s, with scattered small farms and a system of [[acequia]]s to irrigate the land. After the [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway]] reached Albuquerque in 1880, the farmland started to be converted to residential and industrial use. The American Lumber Company mill, for which the Sawmill District is named, opened in 1903 along a newly constructed railroad spur. At its peak, the sawmill employed 600–700 workers, covered {{convert|110|acre|ha}} (about 40% of the modern-day Sawmill District by area),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Metcalf |first1=Richard |title=Renaissance in Sawmill District |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68814619/ |access-date=February 4, 2021 |work=Albuquerque Journal |date=February 17, 2014 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and had its own line on the city streetcar system. |
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<ref name=dewitt>{{cite book |last1=Dewitt |first1=Susan |title=Historic Albuquerque Today: An Overview Survey of Historic Buildings and Districts |date=1978 |publisher=Historic Landmarks Survey of Albuquerque |location=Albuquerque |pages=104-105 |url=https://www.cabq.gov/planning/documents/copy_of_HistoricAlbuquerqueToday.pdf |accessdate=January 29, 2021}}</ref> |
<ref name=dewitt>{{cite book |last1=Dewitt |first1=Susan |title=Historic Albuquerque Today: An Overview Survey of Historic Buildings and Districts |date=1978 |publisher=Historic Landmarks Survey of Albuquerque |location=Albuquerque |pages=104-105 |url=https://www.cabq.gov/planning/documents/copy_of_HistoricAlbuquerqueToday.pdf |accessdate=January 29, 2021}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:30, 4 February 2021
Sawmill-Wells Park | |
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Neighborhood of Albuquerque | |
 New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in the Sawmill District | |
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| Coordinates: 35°06′N 106°40′W / 35.1°N 106.66°W | |
| Government | |
| • City Council | Isaac Benton |
| • State House | Javier Martínez (D) |
| • State Senate | Jerry Ortiz y Pino (D) Bill O'Neill (D) |
| • U.S. House | Deb Haaland (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.07 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 2,114 |
| • Density | 1,972/sq mi (761/km2) |
| ZIP Code | 87102, 87104[1] |
| Area code | 505 |
The Sawmill District and Wells Park are two adjacent neighborhoods in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which are closely interlinked and often treated as a single neighborhood. The area is located northwest of Downtown and northeast of Old Town and encompasses residential, commercial, and industrial uses.
Geography
The generally accepted boundaries of Sawmill-Wells Park are Interstate 40 to the north, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks to the east, Mountain Road to the south, and Rio Grande Boulevard to the west. The dividing line between Wells Park and the Sawmill District is 12th Street. Adjoining neighborhoods include Old Town, Downtown, and the Downtown Neighborhood to the south, Martineztown-Santa Barbara to the east, Near North Valley to the north, and West Old Town to the west.[4][5]
Demographics
The 2010 United States Census recorded a population of 2,114 residents in Sawmill-Wells Park. The racial breakdown of the neighborhood was 63% Hispanic, 30% non-Hispanic white, 3% American Indian, 2% Black, and 2% other races or mixed-race.[3]
History
What is now Sawmill-Wells Park was traditionally farmland used by Tiwa Puebloans since about 1350 to grow corn, beans, squash, and cotton. The area remained agricultural in character after the arrival of Spanish colonists in the 1600s, with scattered small farms and a system of acequias to irrigate the land. After the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway reached Albuquerque in 1880, the farmland started to be converted to residential and industrial use. The American Lumber Company mill, for which the Sawmill District is named, opened in 1903 along a newly constructed railroad spur. At its peak, the sawmill employed 600–700 workers, covered 110 acres (45 ha) (about 40% of the modern-day Sawmill District by area),[6] and had its own line on the city streetcar system.
Education
Sawmill-Wells Park is served by Albuquerque Public Schools. Public school students from the neighborhood are assigned to Reginald Chavez Elementary School, Washington Middle School, and Albuquerque High School.[8]
Transportation
The main thoroughfares in Sawmill-Wells Park are 2nd Street, 4th Street, 5th and 6th Streets (a pair of one-way arterials), and 12th Street, all of which run north-south.[9] Mountain Road and Rio Grande Boulevard run along the southern and western edges of the neighborhood, respectively, and there is also access to Interstate 40 along the northern boundary via the 4th, 12th, and Rio Grande interchanges.
Public bus transit is provided by ABQ RIDE's 36/37 12th Street/Rio Grande routes, which run along Lomas and 12th, and 790 ARTx Blue Line, which runs along Lomas. The neighborhood also has access to the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) bus rapid transit Red and Green Lines via the West Downtown station.[10]
Places of interest
The Downtown Neighborhood contains three historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP): the Fourth Ward Historic District, Eighth Street-Forrester Historic District, and Manzano Court Addition Historic District. Two other historic districts, Watson and Orilla de la Acequia, are listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties.[2]
Individually listed NRHP properties in the neighborhood include:
References
- ^ a b "Advanced Map Viewer". City of Albuquerque. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
sdpwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c "2010 Census Redistricting Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Sawmill Area NA Map" (PDF). City of Albuquerque. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Wells Park NA Map" (PDF). City of Albuquerque. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ Metcalf, Richard (February 17, 2014). "Renaissance in Sawmill District". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dewitt, Susan (1978). Historic Albuquerque Today: An Overview Survey of Historic Buildings and Districts (PDF). Albuquerque: Historic Landmarks Survey of Albuquerque. pp. 104–105. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "School Locations & Districts". City of Albuquerque. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Traffic Flow Map for Greater Albuquerque Area" (PDF). Mid-Region Council of Governments. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Bus Routes & Schedules". City of Albuquerque. Retrieved January 27, 2021.