Evocative of the nineteenth century French-flavored architecture of Louisiana, the Francisca Hinojos house shows the influence of the French artisans brought to Santa Fe from New Orleans by Archbishop Lamy to work on the St. Francis Cathedral. The Hinojos were a prominent political family in Santa Fe. Blas Hinojos was a comandante principal of New Mexico, killed in the Navajo campaign in 1835. His daughter, Doña Francisca Hinojos, acquired the property on Palace Avenue between 1856 and 1872. The home was built on the property in the late 1880s and lived in by Francisca’s descendants for 60 years. After being acquired and restored by Lois Field beginning in the 1950s, the house was gutted by fire In 2013. Because of its historical significance and deep connections to the community and landscape of prominent Palace Avenue, the house was restored, with a directive from the City of Santa Fe that it be rebuilt to resemble the original.
From Old Santa Fe Today, 5th edition by Audra Bellmore with photographs by Simone Frances.
PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF MELANIE MCWHORTER