Taos
Historic Taos Inn
The adobe houses of Doc Martin, Taos's first physician, which his widow Helen made into a hotel a block north of Taos Plaza; on the National Register.
- Built
- 1934NRHP nomination: the Taos Inn was created in 1934 from existing structures, and the guest-room block behind Doc Martin's house was built in 1934 as guest rooms. The Martin House predates 1895, and the Tarleton House lot had an eight-room adobe by 1881. The inn itself says Helen Martin opened Hotel Martin in 1936.
- Style
- Spanish-Pueblo Revival
- Architect
- Helen (Mrs. T. P.) Martin, builder (NRHP)
- Type
- Inn
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Inside a National Register historic district; Local landmark
The story
Dr. Thomas Paul “Doc” Martin, Taos’s first physician, bought a 19th-century adobe house near the plaza in the 1890s, and he and his wife Helen, a batik artist, made it a gathering place for artists, writers and travelers. After his death Helen Martin turned the family’s adobe houses into a hotel, adding a new block of guest rooms (NRHP: 1934; the inn says Hotel Martin opened in 1936). The NRHP nomination counts seven structures, including the Martin, Tarleton, Hinde and Sandoval houses, and said in 1982 that the inn looked much as it had in 1934. It was listed on the State Register in 1981 and the National Register in 1982.
Good to know
- Parking: on-site free
- Pets welcome
- Address: 125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87571
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.