Curry County Courthouse

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Curry County Courthouse
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Location700 block of Main St., Clovis, New Mexico
Coordinates 34°24′19″N103°12′19″W / 34.40528°N 103.20528°W / 34.40528; -103.20528 Coordinates: 34°24′19″N103°12′19″W / 34.40528°N 103.20528°W / 34.40528; -103.20528
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1936, 1954
Architect Schaefer & Merrell
Architectural style Art Deco
MPS County Courthouses of New Mexico TR
NRHP reference No. 87000881 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1987

The Curry County Courthouse in Clovis, New Mexico is a three-and-a-half-story Art Deco-style courthouse which was built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1] [2]

It was designed by architect Robert E. Merrell of Schaefer & Merrell architectural firm. It was expanded in 1954 with a two-story addition, also designed by Robert E. Merrell, over the site of the preceding 1910 courthouse. [2]

Merrell also designed the NRHP-listed Hotel Clovis, at 210 Main St. in Clovis, and the NRHP-listed Roosevelt County Courthouse at 100 W. 2nd St. in Portales, New Mexico. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Curry County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved October 6, 2017. With photo from 1984 and photo from c.1936.