The store was started by G.W. Richardson in 1908, in a wooden structure. In 1918, he relocated the store to the red sandstone building that survives today, while the state of New Mexico improved the roadway. The roadway became part of the famous Route 66. The store thrived in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.[2]
Interstate 40 came through, a few hundred yards to the south, in 1956. Although there is an exit, the speed of traffic greatly reduced stops, and the store and Montoya declined. The store eventually closed and has been vacant for many years.[2] In 2014, the building's roof collapsed.[3]
richardson, store, located, montoya, mexico, historic, route, fixture, served, tourists, other, travelers, listed, national, register, historic, places, 1978, national, register, historic, placesn, state, register, cultural, propertiescollapsed, porch, north, . The Richardson Store located off I 40 in Montoya New Mexico is a historic Route 66 fixture It served tourists and other travelers It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 1 2 Richardson StoreU S National Register of Historic PlacesN M State Register of Cultural PropertiesCollapsed porch at north end of building 2015Show map of New MexicoShow map of the United StatesLocationOff I 40 Montoya New MexicoCoordinates35 5 43 N 104 3 53 W 35 09528 N 104 06472 W 35 09528 104 06472 Coordinates 35 5 43 N 104 3 53 W 35 09528 N 104 06472 W 35 09528 104 06472Area1 acre 0 40 ha Built1928 1928 NRHP reference No 78001819 1 NMSRCP No 525Significant datesAdded to NRHPNovember 16 1978Designated NMSRCPSeptember 24 1977The store was started by G W Richardson in 1908 in a wooden structure In 1918 he relocated the store to the red sandstone building that survives today while the state of New Mexico improved the roadway The roadway became part of the famous Route 66 The store thrived in the 1920s 1930s and 1940s 2 Interstate 40 came through a few hundred yards to the south in 1956 Although there is an exit the speed of traffic greatly reduced stops and the store and Montoya declined The store eventually closed and has been vacant for many years 2 In 2014 the building s roof collapsed 3 See also Edit National Register of Historic Places portalNational Register of Historic Places listings in Quay County New MexicoReferences Edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b c NPS Travel Richardson Store National Park Service Roof of Richardson Store building collapses 20 October 2014 External links Edit Media related to Richardson Store at Wikimedia Commons This article about a property in New Mexico on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richardson Store amp oldid 1039477236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
