Lea County Courthouse

Lea County Courthouse
Lea County Courthouse is located in New Mexico
Lea County Courthouse
Lea County Courthouse is located in the United States
Lea County Courthouse
Location100 North Main Avenue, Lovington, New Mexico
Coordinates32°56′46″N 103°20′51″W / 32.94611°N 103.34750°W / 32.94611; -103.34750
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1936
Built byW. S. Moss
ArchitectOrville R. Walker
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPSCounty Courthouses of New Mexico TR
NRHP reference No.87000880[1]
NMSRCP No.1275
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 07, 1987
Designated NMSRCPMay 9, 1986

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][2]

On December 7, 1987, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Lea County Detention Center Archived 2010-11-01 at the Wayback Machine