Lea County Courthouse | |
Designated Other1: | N.M. State Register of Cultural Properties |
Designated Other1 Date: | May 9, 1986 |
Designated Other1 Number: | 1275 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 32.9461°N -103.3475°W |
Built: | 1936 |
Builder: | W. S. Moss |
Architect: | Orville R. Walker |
Architecture: | Art Deco |
Added: | December 07, 1987 |
Refnum: | 87000880 |
The Lea County Courthouse is an historic Art deco courthouse building located at 100 North Main Avenue in Lovington, New Mexico. It was designed in 1936 by architect Orville R. Walker of Lubbock and built by W. S. Moss. Until December, 1984, its second and third floors housed the county jail.[1]
On December 7, 1987, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.