|
Sena Plaza
125 East Palace Avenue
Santa Fe, NM
|
|
|
From the peaceful patio of Sena Plaza one gets a rare glimpse of Santa Fe's past.
Sena Plaza began on the harsh frontier of New Spain when conquistador Alfrez Diego de Guiros received the parcel of land as a reward for his assistance in the re-conquest of Santa Fe after the Pueblo Revolt of 1690.
Alfrez Diego built a small adobe hut that would mushroom countless times to it?s present size.
In 1796, while Santa Fe was still a part of Spain, the successful Merchant Don Juan Sena and his wife, came into possession of the land. In the 1830?s when Santa Fe was part of a newly independent Mexico, Don Juan and his son, Major Jose Sena started building the structure we see today.
Eventually he and his wife added thirty three rooms to house the twenty three children, most of whom were born in what had become a US territory when the area was taken from Mexico by the US in 1886.
The architectural style of the fashionable family home is "Territorial," a provincial adaptation of the Greek Revival style. The style features tall narrow doors, windows with wooden lintels, trim of baked brick, portals, porches and square posts with molding to simulate Greek columns.
Now, with art galleries, shops, offices, and La Casa Sena this favorite haunt of residents and visitors alike offers an unusual glimpse of fashionable 19th Century family life in Santa Fe.
|
Activities Related to Sena Plaza
Historical Sites
|
|
Go Back
|
|
|
|