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    La Hacienda del los Martinez

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    #12 of 114 things to do in Taos
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    708 Hacienda Rd, Taos, NM 87571-6846
    +1 575-758-0505
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    “A look at life during the Spanish Colonial period, from a wealthy landowner's perspective.”

    The Hacienda was built during the Spanish colonial era. It is now a living museum listed on the... read more

    Reviewed 3 weeks ago
    SRZ2016
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    Rome, Italy
    “History lesson in an old family home”

    We practically had the place to ourselves when we went. The staff person was very friendly and... read more

    Reviewed 6 July 2018
    maapar
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    Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
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    Living Museum of Late Spanish Colonial Period in Northern New Mexico built in 1804 by Severino Martinez and his family. On National Register of Historic Places. Winter Hours are a shortened version of our regular season hours.

    About La Hacienda del los Martinez

    Living Museum of Late Spanish Colonial Period in Northern New Mexico built in 1804 by Severino Martinez and his family. On National Register of Historic Places. Winter Hours are a shortened version of our regular season hours.
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    186 reviews
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    • Very good44%
    • Average6%
    • Poor1%
    • Terrible0%
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    “self guided tour” (19 reviews)
    “new mexico” (20 reviews)
    “large courtyards” (2 reviews)
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    708 Hacienda Rd, Taos, NM 87571-6846
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    Reviewed 3 weeks ago
    A look at life during the Spanish Colonial period, from a wealthy landowner's perspective.

    The Hacienda was built during the Spanish colonial era. It is now a living museum listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Quite a contrast from what you see out at the Taos Pueblo. It doesn't take very long to tour the Hacienda....it's a...More

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    Reviewed 6 July 2018 via mobile
    History lesson in an old family home

    We practically had the place to ourselves when we went. The staff person was very friendly and helpful. The self guided 21 room tour takes about an hour and gives you a flavor of how the wealthier families lived. The gift shop is small but...More

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    Reviewed 24 June 2018
    Fascinating history

    There are 21 rooms to explore in this adobe hacienda, each with historical memorabilia,including furniture, clothing, weaving, (particularly interesting), military, religious artifacts and early photographs telling the story of the family who lived here from the early 19th century. We had the place all to...More

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    Reviewed 11 June 2018
    Great history of settling the west

    Second visit - just as enjoyable as the first. Great descriptions. Nice artifacts. Makes one enjoy the modern conveniences.

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    Reviewed 31 May 2018
    Fascinating glimpse into the past

    Impressive old hacienda - an adobe homestead -which is divided into about twenty rooms all with a theme, such as religious icons and dolls, weaving etc. These all belonged to the fairly rich, trading family who lived here in the early 19th century

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    Reviewed 9 May 2018 via mobile
    Great lesson for school age kids and adults

    A unique, small compound that meticulously shows the working farm life of a former era. An easy self-tour. Took about 45 minutes. Very helpful staff person. Warning- we lost gps on the way toTaos. Not sure if that is the norm but still had no...More

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    Reviewed 12 April 2018
    Visited Wrong Day, But Still Enjoyed

    We visited La Hacienda Do Los Martinez on a Wed. not knowing they were closed Wed. - Thursday. Warning if you use a GPS it will tell you the Hacienda is to the left after we turned at the entrance sign and that property is...More

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    Reviewed 9 April 2018
    Fantistic displays and great volunteers

    We always stop at the visitor center every trip to Taos and we visit 3-4x every year from Santa Fe and always are learning new things from the displays and volunteers in the center.

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    Reviewed 29 March 2018 via mobile
    Must see historical place

    My son and I was here on earlier trip. Enjoyed it so much I brought the boys mother my wife here to enjoy this wonderfully preserved home of one of Taos first entrepreneurs and visionary .Severino Martinez. If you enjoy what it was like back...More

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    Reviewed 2 January 2018
    A feel for the pioneer days

    Learned so much going through this museum. Read everything. Lots of surprising details. Life was tough back then, we take it for granted now. Can see how too much of a good thing caused the end of the good things. Fascinating. The very friendly ladies...More

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    Response from 4whatitis | Property representative |
    Hi Stephen, We see that this question was from some time ago and we apologize for our tardiness in responding. Your question is still a good one, however. The annual Trade Fair here at the Hacienda is usually held the first... More
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