Acoma Curio Shop facts for kids

Acoma Curio Shop
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Acoma Curio Shop in San Fidel, New Mexico
Location in New Mexico Show map of New Mexico Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	1090 NM 124, San Fidel, New Mexico
Area	less than one acre
Built	1937 (1937)
MPS	Route 66 through New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No.	09000817
Quick facts for kids Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 7, 2009

The Acoma Curio Shop is a former souvenir shop located on historic U.S. Route 66 in San Fidel, New Mexico. The store was built in 1916 by Abdoo Fidel, a Lebanese immigrant, and was originally a general store. In 1937, Fidel began to sell Native American curios to tourists passing through San Fidel on Route 66. Fidel's shop only sold curios crafted at the Acoma Pueblo, separating him from most souvenir shops at the time, which generally sold replica souvenirs or curios made by multiple tribes. In 1941, Fidel closed the curio shop and began selling general goods again. The building now houses an art gallery called Gallery 66.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 2009.