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307: 343: 284:. I.E. and Edna Perry built the lodge in 1941. The motel included three wings of units forming a "U" shape and an office, the latter of which was a dance hall when the motel opened. In 1952, Norm Wegner purchased the motel; Wegner added an artificial stone exterior to the buildings and converted the dance hall to an office. After Route 66 was decommissioned, the motel lost much of its business, and by the 1990s it became an RV park; the motel units fell into disuse. The motel's neon sign was restored in 2008. In October 2018, the sign was sold and removed to be relocated to an Albuquerque neon-sign park. Many other items were sold off before the owners sold the property itself to 319: 331: 59: 76: 1035: 366: 101: 1046: 392: 1070: 546: 108: 83: 306: 924: 1019: 955: 1130: 939: 342: 1195: 929: 235: 1160: 443: 379: 1014: 960: 601: 981: 883: 914: 848: 813: 888: 793: 753: 578: 853: 843: 838: 818: 934: 768: 683: 1077: 803: 798: 673: 1180: 893: 858: 763: 738: 878: 828: 808: 783: 773: 758: 748: 733: 713: 688: 678: 668: 898: 873: 778: 718: 698: 693: 663: 653: 833: 788: 728: 703: 658: 965: 863: 743: 708: 919: 868: 823: 723: 1200: 631: 616: 450: 1165: 1145: 571: 497: 141: 647: 45: 519: 1175: 1111: 1049: 564: 1039: 371: 1135: 1170: 100: 75: 611: 1155: 1140: 587: 424: 292: 36: 1150: 550: 1002: 1104: 318: 330: 1190: 1185: 1097: 204: 273: 1007: 986: 621: 349: 285: 288:. O'Reilly razed all structures before beginning construction of their store at the location. 626: 606: 429: 277: 209: 129: 58: 1085: 556: 8: 222: 475: 444:"New Mexico's Rich Cultural Heritage: Listed State and National Register Properties" 1020:
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NM State Register of Cultural Properties

Cactus Motor Lodge is located in New Mexico
Cactus Motor Lodge is located in the United States
Tucumcari, New Mexico
35°10′24″N 103°42′37″W / 35.17333°N 103.71028°W / 35.17333; -103.71028
MPS
Route 66 through New Mexico MPS
06000154
1887
U.S. Route 66
Tucumcari
New Mexico
O'Reilly Auto Parts
National Register of Historic Places
Postcard promoting the motor lodge
Buildings in 2018
Office in 2018
An O'Reilly Auto Parts store under construction at the location on April 7, 2021
O'Reilly Auto Parts
National Register of Historic Places portal
National Register of Historic Places listings in Quay County, New Mexico
List of motels
Hotels portal


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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