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The Richardson Store, located off
I-40 Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
in
Montoya, New Mexico Montoya is an unincorporated community on the route of historic Route 66 in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. It is the site of the Richardson Store, which listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of ...
, is a historic
Route 66 U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...
fixture. It served tourists and other travelers. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1978. 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. 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. In 2014, the building's roof collapsed.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Quay County, New Mexico __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Quay County, New Mexico. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Quay County, New Mex ...


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Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico Commercial buildings completed in 1928 Buildings and structures in Quay County, New Mexico U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico 1928 establishments in New Mexico National Register of Historic Places in Quay County, New Mexico {{NewMexico-NRHP-stub