A rail-side warehouse that became an art depot

What the public record says about 401 N Mesilla Street.

1881 →
The Alameda-Depot neighborhood forms around the AT&SF depot
The district, listed on the National Register in 1985, grew along the Santa Fe line two blocks south of this lot. The yard tracks behind the property are the same corridor.
1950
The building goes up
A 4,200 sf metal-frame arch warehouse, a 1,396 sf masonry office/showroom on the street and a 1,500 sf frame-and-block wing. The assessor classes the use as a distribution warehouse.
1986
Southwest Distributing Co. conveys the property
Contract recorded 9/30/1986, the last owner named for the warehouse's original trade.
1993
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway conveys a strip
Recorded 12/03/1993; consistent with the lot's rear line sitting directly against the yard tracks.
2000 · 2005
Two further sales
Warranty deeds in April 2000 and December 2005.
2011
City adopts the Alameda Depot Overlay — Railroad Corridor (ADO-6)
Ordinance 2597, case ZCA-10-02. The parcel sits inside the overlay polygon.
2012 · 2013
Commercial re-roof, then a commercial alteration
City of Las Cruces permits 20123103 and 20134410, both complete.
2014 – 2021
West End Art Depot
Gallery, studios and a small concert venue; reviewers describe a brightly lit metal shell. Closed March 2021.
2017
Conveyed to Flying Tomato LLC
Recorded 4/28/2017, the current owner of record.
2026
Murals on the street facades
Large murals on the masonry facade and the south wing. They are the artists' work and appear in the drawings only as labeled zones.

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