New Mexico - Lea County
Lea County New Mexico has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lea County Courthouse, Laguna Plata Archeological District, Lea Theater, Lovington Fire Department Building and Pyburn House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Eastern Jornada Mogollon, Archaic Period and Paleo-Indian Period dating back to 7999 BC.

The famous person John Wesley Pyburn is associated with one of more of the Lea County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lea County places including O.R. Walker, John Wesley Pyburn and Mathew Elmore Sewalt. Prominent architectural styles found in Lea Country are Art Deco, Bungalow/Craftsman and International Style.

Laguna Plata Archeological District (added 1989 - - #89001209)
Address Restricted , Hobbs
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Eastern Jornada Mogollon, Archaic Period, Paleo-Indian Period
Period of Significance:
7500-7999 BC, 7000-7499 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000-1499 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Processing, Processing Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Lea County Courthouse (added 1987 - - #87000880)
100 blk. Main St. , Lovington
AllenS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Walker,O.R.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Lea Theater (added 2007 - - #06001251)
106 E. Central St. , Lovington
Guest75, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Theater
More Information:
Lovington Fire Department Building (added 2008 - - #08000574)
Also known as Lovington Fire Station
209 S Love St , Lovington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
International Style
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Fire Station
More Information:
Pyburn House (added 1995 - - #95001429)
Also known as Pyburn Apoartments;Cornerstone Inn
203 Fourth St. , Lovington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pyburn, John Wesley
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Pyburn, John Wesley
Significant Year:
1936, 1937, 1935
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Sewalt, Mathew Elmore, House (added 2006 - - #06000634)
Also known as Sewalt House, Sewalt-Waits House
121 E. Jefferson Ave. , Lovington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sewalt, Mathew Elmore
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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