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==Cityscape== [[File:Belen Hotel, Belen, NM.JPG|thumb|right|The Belen Hotel is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Valencia County, New Mexico|National Register of Historic Places]]]] [[File:Old Belen City Hall.jpg|thumb|right|Old City Hall]] Belén's central business district and downtown is located along Becker and Dalies avenues, stretching from the BNSF rail yard to Main Street. Downtown Belen features structures dating back to the early 20th century when the railroad came to town. The Belen Hotel and Central Hotel, both located on Becker Avenue, are two-story structures built to accommodate railroaders and other rail guests in the early 1900s. Both were constructed of bricks made from the former Belén brickyard.<ref name= "mcdonald">{{cite book |title=Valencia County, New Mexico: History Through the Photographer's Lens |author=Margaret Espinoza McDonald and Richard Melzer |year=2002 |publisher=The Donning Company Publishers |location=Virginia Beach, Virginia |edition=1st}}</ref> Today, the Belen Hotel has been converted into a private residence and [[art museum|private art gallery]], while the Central Hotel has been renovated to include a private residence upstairs with a wine-tasting room, and an event space and ballroom downstairs. Old City Hall, also located on Becker Avenue, is a 1938 [[Works Progress Administration]] project, which housed the former Belén City Hall and fire department.<ref name = "mcdonald" /> The two-story building was constructed of [https://www.jstor.org/stable/1932639 terron], a material similar to [[adobe]]. The Belén [[Fred Harvey Company#Notable Fred Harvey Hotels|Harvey House]] is located within feet of the BNSF rail yard. It is a two-story building that opened in 1907, one year before the completion of the Belén Cutoff, to provide room and board to railroaders and others passing through.<ref name = "mcdonald" /> The original Belén rail depot is adjacent to the Harvey House grounds, owned by BNSF and used as office space for the railroad. The Scholle building, located at the intersection of Main Street and Becker Avenue, is one of the more architecturally significant buildings in Belén, due to the engineering behind the architecture. Originally designed as a Swiss chalet, the Scholle building has more than eight miles of rail built into its walls. The Oñate Theater, located on Dalies Avenue, was built in the early 20th century, showing many major marquee films. The theater is situated on the same block as three other historic buildings.
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