ing ▁site . ▁Un like ▁the ▁scattered ▁grouping ▁of ▁architect ur ally ▁attract ive ▁buildings ▁that ▁formed ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁ran ch ▁complex ▁of ▁Los ▁Luc eros , ▁the ▁original ▁Spanish ▁ran cho ▁was ▁a ▁for tr ess - like ▁Indian ▁out post ▁of ▁solid ▁ad obe ▁walls ▁that ▁en closed ▁living ▁qu arters , ▁stor ero oms ▁and ▁st ables ▁in ▁one ▁structure . ▁Only ▁a ▁chap el , ▁which ▁preced ed ▁the ▁present ▁one , ▁was ▁a ▁separate ▁building . ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁the ▁l ush ▁flo od plain ▁of ▁cot ton wood ▁for ests ▁border ing ▁the ▁Rio ▁Grande , ▁the ▁ran cho ▁cultiv ated ▁a ▁large ▁apple ▁orch ard , ▁as ▁does ▁Los ▁Luc eros ▁today . ▁The ▁ran ch ▁house , ▁" j ail " ▁and ▁guest ▁house ▁received ▁some ▁rem od eling ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish / Col onial - P ue blo ▁Rev ival ▁Style ." ▁ ▁Some ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁dates ▁to ▁c . 1 3 5 0 ▁apparently . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁de emed ▁significant : The ▁historic ▁ha ci enda ▁complex ▁of ▁Los ▁Luc eros ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁preserved ▁examples ▁of ▁the ▁architecture ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico ' s ▁Territ orial ▁Period ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁ran ch ▁house , ▁a ▁two - story ▁ad obe ▁structure , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁surv iving ▁New ▁Mexico ▁examples ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁Rev ival