The William J. Leverett House is a historic house in the
Nob Hill neighborhood of
Albuquerque,
New Mexico. It was built in 1928 and is a notable early example of the
Pueblo Revival style. The property was listed on the
New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1985 and the
National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
It is also a
contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...
in the
Monte Vista and College View Historic District.
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The house was built as a personal residence and
model home by William J. Leverett, the developer of the surrounding Monte Vista subdivision. It has been compared to the
James N. Gladding House, which is also a Pueblo-style model home built around the same time in the Spruce Park neighborhood. The Leverett house is roughly rectangular in plan, one story high, and constructed from stuccoed
adobe
Adobe ( ; ) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. is Spanish for ''mudbrick''. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is used to refer to any kind of e ...
. It displays many characteristics of the Pueblo style such as
vigas, irregular parapets, and front and rear ''portales'' or
portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...
s with log posts and
corbel
In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
s.
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References
Houses in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties
National Register of Historic Places in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Houses completed in 1928
Pueblo Revival architecture in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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