White Sands National Park Historic District

Otero County, United States

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White Sands National Park Historic District in Otero County, New Mexico, comprises buildings designed by architect Lyle E. Bennett that exemplify the Pueblo Revival style combined with National Park Service rustic principles. The district, which includes the park's visitor center, represents early twentieth-century approaches to harmonizing development with the distinctive landscape of gypsum dunes. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the buildings reflect a deliberate architectural strategy that drew on regional Southwestern forms while respecting the park's natural character through materials and design restraint typical of the National Park Service's rustic movement.