Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 02001550 Opened 1939 Added to NRHP 20 December 2002 | Built 1939 (1939) NMSRCP # 1814 Phone +1 575-374-9423 Architect Willard C. Kruger | |
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Location 116 Walnut St., Clayton, New Mexico MPS New Deal in New Mexico MPS Address 17 Chestnut St, Clayton, NM 88415, USA Architectural style Pueblo Revival architecture Similar Clayton Police Departme, Magistrate Court, District Court Clerk, Clayton City Office, Clayton County Chamber | ||
The Clayton Public Library, at 116 Walnut St. in Clayton, New Mexico, was built in 1939 as a New Deal construction work. It was designed by Willard C. Kruger in Pueblo Revival architecture. It is now known as the D.D. Monroe Civic Building. It has served historically as a library, as a meeting hall, and as a clubhouse.
It was listed as one of the top 10 most endangered historic buildings in New Mexico in 2002.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
The Albert W. Thompson Memorial Library at 17 Chestnut Street currently serves as Clayton's public library. It holds about 18,000 volumes and circulates about 12,000 annually.
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