Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Library

The Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Library is a public library located at 208 E. Third St. in Lordsburg, New Mexico. The Lordsburg Women's Club established Lordsburg's library in 1919; it originally operated out of spaces in other public buildings and houses. The Works Progress Administration built a permanent building for the library in 1936–37. The library building has a Pueblo Revival design with adobe walls and vigas supporting the roof. A New Deal-commissioned oil painting titled Landscape in Talpa, which was given to the library upon its opening, decorates the inside. The library currently has over 20,000 volumes and is one of two county-funded libraries in New Mexico.[2]

Lordsburg--Hidalgo County Library
Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Library is located in New Mexico
Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Library
Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Library is located in the United States
Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Library
Location208 E. Third St., Lordsburg, New Mexico
Coordinates32°20′53″N 108°42′28″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1937 (1937)
Architectural stylePueblo Revival
MPSNew Deal in New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No.03001547[1]
NMSRCP No.1856
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 2004
Designated NMSRCPOctober 10, 2003

The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 2004.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ackerly, Neal W. (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Library". National Park Service. Retrieved November 23, 2014. Accompanied by photos.

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