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Bottger Mansion of Old Town

Charles Bottger's 1912 house, the first in Old Town with gas lighting, now a seven-room B&B; the inn says Machine Gun Kelly's gang once checked in.

Bottger Mansion of Old Town
John Phelan / CC BY 3.0
Built
1912Built in 1912 to Edward Buxton Cristy's design after the earlier Armijo hacienda on the lot was demolished about 1909 (inn); NRHP significant years 1910 and 1912.
Style
American Foursquare (per inn)
Architect
Edward Buxton Cristy
Type
B&B
Rooms
7
Area
Old Town Albuquerque
Credentials
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Local landmark

The story

Charles Bottger arrived in Albuquerque around 1893, worked for Tom Post at the Atlantic & Pacific Hotel in Old Town and reopened it as the Sunnyside in 1897. His parents bought former governor Manuel Armijo’s hacienda in 1902; it was torn down about 1909 and the Bottger Mansion went up in 1912, the first Old Town home with gas lighting. After Bottger died in 1914 his widow Miguela took in boarders, and the inn says Machine Gun Kelly’s gang checked in under false names in the 1930s.

Good to know

  • Breakfast: included
  • No elevator
  • No pets
  • Address: 110 San Felipe St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104
Sources (3)

Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.