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2413285 [3] Website. www.townofsilvercity.org. Silver City is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat [5] and the home of Western New Mexico University. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,315. [6] As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,704.
The Chihuahua Hill Historic District, in Silver City, New Mexico, is a 30 acres (12 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1] It is bounded by Cooper, Spring, Bullard, and Chihuahua Streets, and dates back to 1870. It includes 73 contributing buildings.
The properties include some of Silver City's most significant commercial, government, religious, and residential buildings. The commercial area is mainly located along Broadway and Bullard Street; most of the commercial buildings are two-story brick structures, and many feature cast iron storefronts. The Grant County Courthouse, which was ...
February 17, 1983. Designated NMSRCP. June 4, 1982. The Silver City North Addition Historic District is a residential historic district in Silver City, New Mexico. The district includes several blocks on the north side of College Avenue; the area between West and Santa Rita Streets is especially significant. The North Addition was a well-to-do ...
Silver City's development based on the local mineral resources suffered in the late 1880s and during the '90s from recessions and the devaluation of silver. The town looked to education and medicine for growth. A large brick building to house the New Mexico Normal School, forerunner of today's Western New Mexico University, was built in 1896.
88001556 [1] Added to NRHP. September 22, 1988. Light Hall is a historic building on the campus of Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico. It was built as a library and auditorium in 1928, [2] and it was later remodelled into classrooms. [3] It was named in honor of Dr. C. M. Light, WNMU's president from 1896 to 1915, who ...