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United States historic place


Luna County Courthouse and Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places



Location	700 S. Silver Ave., Deming, New Mexico
Coordinates	32°17′21″N 107°45′24″W / 32.28917°N 107.75667°W / 32.28917; -107.75667 (Luna County Courthouse and Park)
Area	6.1 acres (2.5 ha)
Built	1910
Built by	J.C. Huff
Architect	W.B. Corwin
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	77000925
Added to NRHP	October 5, 1977

The Luna County Courthouse in Deming, New Mexico was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The listing included a 6.1 acres (2.5 ha) area, with one contributing building, the 1910-built courthouse.

The courthouse is an "imposing" 100 by 50 feet (30 m × 15 m) red brick building designed by architect W.B. Corwin and built by El Paso builder J.C. Huff. It has a tall clock tower and a Greek Revival portico. The courthouse was expanded by a 20 by 75 feet (6.1 m × 22.9 m) addition on the south side of the building in 1963.

The property includes the Howard War Memorial, a 1921-built granite monument to the memory of Claude Close Howard, the only fatality of Luna County's in World War I. Howard, serving in the machine gun company of the 356th Infantry Regiment was killed in the Saint-Mihiel area in France, on September 24, 1918.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ John O. Baxter (August 17, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Luna County Courthouse and Park". National Park Service. Retrieved January 31, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1976

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