Santa Fe, New Mexico is home to some of the finest examples of
Territorial architecture, one of the best known Old West building
styles. Like Pueblo Revival architecture, the Territorial style combines
many historic building techniques with modern touches, and its
prevalence in Santa Fe has helped the city become a hot spot of
southwest architecture. For anyone buying or selling property in the
Santa Fe area, a general knowledge of this attractive and adaptable
building style is a must.Territorial architecture can generally be described as a mix between Pueblo and Victorian building styles. As the name suggests, it was developed in the Old West's territorial pre-statehood days, when this vast region was populated by European and American settlers who brought with them Victorian two and three store building traditions, but often found pueblo building techniques to be more practical. Territorial homes often feature flat walled and roof construction, but with adaptations like large windows, in contrast to the small light portals, which were traditionally used to block as much heat as possible.
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