Mountainair Municipal Auditorium Explained

Mountainair Municipal Auditorium
Coordinates:34.5211°N -106.2428°W
Built:1934
Architect:Crist, Everett
Builder:FERA-WPA
Architecture:Moderne, PWA Moderne
Added:April 30, 1987
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:87000651

The Mountainair Municipal Auditorium, in Mountainair, New Mexico, was built in 1934. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

It has also been known as the Mountainair Community Building and as the Community Center.[1]

It is the most prominent building in Mountainair, and was used as a political symbol of New Deal programs by New Mexico Governor Clyde Tingly.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87000651}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mountainair Municipal Auditorium / Mountainair Community Building., Community Center ]. National Park Service. Chris Wilson . December 30, 1986 . January 29, 2019. With