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Lea County Courthouse

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Built
  
1936

NRHP Reference #
  
87000880

Opened
  
1936

Phone
  
+1 575-396-8521

Added to NRHP
  
7 December 1987

Built by
  
W. S. Moss

NMSRCP #
  
1275

Area
  
1 ha

Architectural style
  
Art Deco

Lea County Courthouse

Location
  
100 North Main Avenue, Lovington, New Mexico

MPS
  
County Courthouses of New Mexico TR

Address
  
100 N Main Ave, Lovington, NM 88260, USA

Hours
  
Open today · 8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PMFriday8AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8AM–5PM

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.

On December 7, 1987, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

References

Lea County Courthouse Wikipedia