Clayton Public Library
Clayton Public Library | |
D. D. Monroe Civic Building in 2015 | |
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Location | 116 Walnut St., Clayton, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 36°27′3″N 103°10′56″W / 36.45083°N 103.18222°WCoordinates: 36°27′3″N 103°10′56″W / 36.45083°N 103.18222°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1939 |
Architect | Willard C. Kruger, et al. |
Architectural style | Pueblo Revival |
MPS | New Deal in New Mexico MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 02001550[1] |
NMSRCP No. | 1814 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 20, 2002 |
Designated NMSRCP | April 5, 2002 |
The Clayton Public Library, at 116 Walnut St. in Clayton, New Mexico, was built in 1939 as a New Deal construction work. It was designed by Willard C. Kruger in Pueblo Revival architecture. It is now known as the D.D. Monroe Civic Building. It has served historically as a library, as a meeting hall, and as a clubhouse.[1][2]
It was listed as one of the top 10 most endangered historic buildings in New Mexico in 2002.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
The at 17 Chestnut Street currently serves as Clayton's public library. It holds about 18,000 volumes and circulates about 12,000 annually.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Clayton Public Library, at berkeley Archived 2013-06-29 at archive.today
- ^ "Most endangered" (PDF).
- ^ library
External links[]
Media related to Clayton Public Library at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Library buildings completed in 1939
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
- Pueblo Revival architecture in New Mexico
- Buildings and structures in Union County, New Mexico
- National Register of Historic Places in Union County, New Mexico
- New Mexico Registered Historic Place stubs