A historic New Mexico site in the form of a military base has just been listed for sale by a private realtor.
Fort Wingate, roughly 15 miles to the southeast of Gallup, was built after the Civil War by the federal government and originally used as a post to monitor the area Native American militia activities.
Serving briefly in 1914 and 1915 as an internment camp for refuges from the Mexican Revolution, the fort in the 1920s also became the site of an Indian school.
During World War II the famous Navajo code talks were trained at the site, with the larger fort also providing storage space for explosives used on the Manhattan Project.
With nearly 30 residential units spread out over a 46,000 square foot site, the fort was decommissioned in early 1993 by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission as part of a cost savings effort.
Now listed by Mark Price of Realty One Group Concierge, the site is described as “surrounded by American history,” and additionally includes parade grounds, a gas station, post office and café.
The listed price for the fort, whose location is 286 New Mexico State Road 400, is $11 million.
The site was also for years home to a growing buffalo herd which was transported to another location after the fort’s 1993 decommission.
Fort Wingate has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978.
By Garry Boulard