In 1905, La Sociedad de San José de Galisteo, a local fraternal order, built San José Hall, or La Sala de San José, as a meeting place. The building later served the town of Galisteo as a dance hall and community center. The mud-plastered adobe Territorial Style construction of San José Hall retains much of its architectural integrity. San José Hall remains a nearly unaltered example of a town hall of the early twentieth century. Today, the hall operates much as it always has, as a gathering space for community activities. The hall was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015 for its relation to the religious and ethnic Hispanic heritage of the region.
From Old Santa Fe Today, 5th edition by Audra Bellmore with photographs by Simone France
