D. H. Lawrence Ranch
The D. H. Lawrence Ranch, as it is now known, was the New Mexico residence of the English novelist D. H. Lawrence for about two years during the 1920s and the only property Lawrence and his wife Frieda owned. The 160-acre (65 ha) property, originally named the Kiowa Ranch, is located about eighteen miles (29 km) northwest of Taos, New Mexico, near Lobo Mountain and San Cristobal in Taos County, at about 8,600 feet (2,600 m) above sea level. The gate of the ranch is 4.2 miles (6.8 km) by road from a historic marker and turnoff on state route NM 522.
D. H. Lawrence Ranch Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
NM State Register of Cultural Properties | |
Interior of the Lawrence Memorial, with the stone containing the initials D.H.L. | |
| Nearest city | San Cristobal, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 36°34′55″N 105°35′37″W |
| Area | 160 acres (65 ha) |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architect | John Craig; et al. |
| Architectural style | Log cabins |
| NRHP reference No. | 03001410 |
| NMSRCP No. | 1841 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 15, 2004 |
| Designated NMSRCP | August 8, 2003 |
The ranch was briefly owned by Mabel Dodge Luhan as part of more extensive holdings nearby, although it had been occupied by homesteaders and several structures existed on the property dating back to the 1890s. When Mabel donated it to Frieda Lawrence (after Lawrence himself declined) in 1924, it became first the summer home of the couple and then Frieda's home until her death in 1956, at which time she bequeathed it to the University of New Mexico. The ranch is on the National Register of Historic Places and the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties. It was closed to visitors from 2008 to 2014 for repairs, but re-opened to the public in March 2015.