Lea County Courthouse Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.leacounty-nm.org/detentionabout.htm Lea County Detention Center