San Miguel Church was built in the early 1600s, the roof recovered from 1694-1710, a three-tiered tower in 1830, and rebuilt as a single tower facade in 1887. Restoration of the beautiful altar backdrop was completed in 1955.“The Oldest House” sits on part of the foundation of an ancient Indian Pueblo dating to 1200 AD, and taken over by Spaniards in the 1600s. The museum dates itself to 1646.Rooms inside the Oldest House.Kiva fireplace dating to the 1600s, introduced by the Spaniards. Native Indians did not use fireplaces due to hazards they posed to inhabitants.Ceiling.Governors’ Palace, used during the 1600s.Cool Spanish hunters in canoe sculpture.Buffalo Tail, by sculptor Oreland C. Joe, Jr. in 1958.We stayed one night here at the Historic Hilton Hotel in Santa Fe. Built in 1625, the hacienda originally belonged to Padre Ramon Ortiz, a member of one of Santa Fe’s founding families. In 1973, Hilton acquired, restored, and expanded the hacienda while preserving its historic features. The three luxury casitas (we were upgraded free to one of these!) are built within the adobe walls of the 17th-century coach house featuring planked ceilings, exposed brick, Colonial furnishings, and a traditional kiva fireplace.Looking east on W. San Francisco Street
