The Nara Visa School is a historic school building in

Nara Visa, New Mexico Nara Visa is an unincorporated village and locus of a same-named census-designated place in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. It has the post office serving the ZIP code of 88430; while the village is not specifically tracked by the Cen ...

. The school was built in 1921 during the settlement of eastern New Mexico. Architect Joseph Champ Berry, noted for his work in the Texas Panhandle, designed the

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building. While the building's plain facade and red tile roof are typical of the Mission Revival style, the wood

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s along the roof reflect local vernacular designs and

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influences. A gymnasium built by the

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and several contributing outbuildings are also on the property. The school closed in 1968 and the building is now a community center. The site was added to the

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in 1983.

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* Buildings and structures in Union County, New Mexico School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico Defunct schools in New Mexico Mission Revival architecture in New Mexico 1921 establishments in New Mexico National Register of Historic Places in Union County, New Mexico {{NewMexico-NRHP-stub

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