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| Mexican Republic
Architecture, 1821-1846 |
| Throughout the
mid-1800s, the primary building style in New Mexico
was a clean, rustic cubical form with adobe walls
and flat roofs—the construction was necessarily
restricted to local materials. The sheer distance to
the area had created an evolution of Indian Pueblo
building techniques with a Spanish influence. With
annexation in 1846 and the arrival of Army personnel
and others such as settlers, miners and tradesmen,
the territory came out of its isolation, and new
influences occurred in many areas, including
architecture. |
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