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Santa Fe’s Territorial Style architecture evolved in the mid-19th century, blending traditional Pueblo adobe construction with Anglo-American design elements from the U.S. territorial period. This style retains the adobe structure and flat roofs of Pueblo architecture but adds more refined, symmetrical features such as brick coping along rooflines, wood-framed windows and doors, and Greek Revival–inspired trim. The Territorial Style often includes sharper, more angular corners and white-painted woodwork that contrasts with the natural earth tones of the adobe walls. It reflects a transitional period in Santa Fe’s history, merging Indigenous, Spanish, and American influences into a unique architectural expression.