The Alvarado Hotel is located in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is one of the Fred Harvey hotels
located on the Santa Fe Railroad route. The Alvarado is an
example of Old World Charm, built in the Spanish mission style
with broad verandas, sunny patios, pools. The hotel was named
after Hernando de Alvarado, Commander of Artillery in Coronado's
great Southwest expedition. Charles F. Whittlesey designed the
118 room hotel.
In 1902,
Mary Jane Colter
was hired by the Fred Harvey Company to
design hotels, shops and rest havens along the new Santa Fe
Railway lines for the eager tourists who were anxious to
experience the American West.
North Central Ave. Elevation
East Trackside Elevation
Her first project for the
Harvey Company was at the Alvarado Hotel in Albuquerque; a
museum and gift shop that incorporated Spanish and Native
American influences. Its success convinced the company that
architecture could be used as a marketing tool to attract
tourists, and they sent Ms. Colter to the Grand Canyon to build an
Indian museum.
On Feb. 13, 1970, the wrecking ball smashed into the central
portion of Albuquerque's most famous historical landmark, the
Alvarado Hotel.
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