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Palace Hotel

Historic hotel
In Gallup, New Mexico
On Route 66

The Palace Hotel in Gallup, NM, is a two-story hotel building from 1912 on the town's stretch of Route 66. Sometimes called the Palace Lodge, it stands out as the only building in Gallup designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It joined the National Register in 1988 and is part of the downtown commercial district, so Route 66 travellers can see it on an easy walk with several other historic hotels nearby.

What is Palace Hotel?

A two-story building under a hipped roof, built in 1912 as a hotel. Its style, Richardsonian Romanesque, takes its name from the American architect H. H. Richardson. In Gallup this building is the only example of it, which makes it one of a kind in town.

Besides its own National Register listing from 1988, it appears on the New Mexico state register of cultural properties and counts as a contributing building in the Gallup Commercial Historic District.

Visiting Palace Hotel: tips

Enjoy it from the public sidewalk and respect the property. The Rex Hotel is practically next door, and the Grand Hotel is about 0.1 miles away, so a short stroll takes in three early hotels in a row. Allow ten or fifteen minutes, longer if you continue through the rest of the historic district.