This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lea County, New Mexico.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.
Lea County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,727. Because of oil lease sales in September 2018, the population is expected to double.
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States of America; its capital and cultural center is Santa Fe, which was founded in 1610 as capital of Nuevo México, while its largest city is Albuquerque with its accompanying metropolitan area. It is one of the Mountain States and shares the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona; its other neighboring states are Oklahoma to the northeast, Texas to the east-southeast, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua to the south and Sonora to the southwest. With a population around two million, New Mexico is the 36th state by population. With a total area of 121,592 sq mi (314,920 km2), it is the fifth-largest and sixth-least densely populated of the 50 states. Due to their geographic locations, northern and eastern New Mexico exhibit a colder, alpine climate, while western and southern New Mexico exhibit a warmer, arid climate.
There are 6 properties and 1 district listed on the National Register in the county. All of the places within the county on the National Register are also listed on the State Register of Cultural Properties.
The New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties is a register of historic and prehistoric properties located in the state of New Mexico. It is maintained by the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. The Cultural Properties Review Committee meets at least six times a year. The committee lists properties in the State Register and forwards nominations to the National Register.
Bernalillo – Catron – Chaves – Cibola – Colfax – Curry – De Baca – Doña Ana – Eddy – Grant – Guadalupe – Harding – Hidalgo – Lea – Lincoln – Los Alamos – Luna – McKinley – Mora – Otero – Quay – Rio Arriba – Roosevelt – San Juan – San Miguel – Sandoval – Santa Fe – Sierra – Socorro – Taos – Torrance – Union – Valencia |
[3] | Name on the Register [4] | Image | Date listed [5] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Laguna Plata Archeological District | September 14, 1989 (#89001209) | Address Restricted | Hobbs | ||
2 | Lea County Courthouse | December 7, 1987 (#87000880) | 100 block of Main St. 32°56′46″N103°20′51″W / 32.946111°N 103.3475°W | Lovington | ||
3 | Lea Theater | January 17, 2007 (#06001251) | 106 E. Central St. 32°56′59″N103°20′54″W / 32.949722°N 103.348333°W | Lovington | ||
4 | Lovington Fire Department Building | July 2, 2008 (#08000574) | 209 S Love St. 32°56′49″N103°20′51″W / 32.947012°N 103.347382°W | Lovington | part of the New Deal in New Mexico Multiple Property Submission | |
5 | Pyburn House | December 13, 1995 (#95001429) | 203 4th St. 32°56′58″N103°21′13″W / 32.949444°N 103.353611°W | Lovington | ||
6 | Mathew Elmore Sewalt House | July 19, 2006 (#06000634) | 121 E. Jefferson Ave. 32°57′12″N103°20′52″W / 32.953333°N 103.347778°W | Lovington |
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