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Solar Building
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Historical Marker Database · Duane and Tracy Marsteller
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THE STORY
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Built in 1956, the Solar Building was the first active solar heated commercial building in the world and originally housed the offices of Bridgers and Paxton, Engineers. It is Site No. 1171, a Registered Cultural Property of the State of New Mexico.
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Photo: <i>Life</i> Magazine via Google Books (PD)
Photo: Duane and Tracy Marsteller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico · USA
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