Alamosa County Courthouse

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Alamosa County Courthouse
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Location702 Fourth St., Alamosa, Colorado
Coordinates 37°28′08″N105°52′02″W / 37.46889°N 105.86722°W / 37.46889; -105.86722 (Alamosa County Courthouse)
Arealess than one acre
Built byWPA
Architectural styleMission Revival
NRHP reference No. 95001149 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1995

The Alamosa County Courthouse, at 702 Fourth St. in Alamosa, Colorado, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

It is a U-shaped two-story complex, made up of three separate buildings joined by covered walkways, plus a fourth separate jail building. It was built during 1937 to 1938. It was a Works Progress Administration project. It was deemed a good example of Mission Revival architecture. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. e Robert Zimmerman; Carol Mondragon (August 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Alamosa County Courthouse / 5AL263". National Park Service . Retrieved March 8, 2019. With accompanying 24 photos

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