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Designer: John Gaw Meem

New Mexico Highlands University: Rogers Hall – Las Vegas NM

"Designed by John Gaw Meem and constructed by the WPA, Rogers Hall was completed in 1937. The wall bases of the Spanish Colonial Revival building are of rusticated ashlar sandstone capped with a finished molding; the upper walls are of… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

New Mexico Public Welfare Building – Santa Fe NM

“Completed in 1935, after a design by John Gaw Meem, the New Mexico Public Welfare Building was financed with Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) funds to serve as headquarters for FERA and other relief agencies working in New Mexico during… read more

Project type: Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Civic Facilities
Agency: Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

Santa Fe County Courthouse (former) – Santa Fe NM

The historic former county courthouse in Santa Fe, New Mexico was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The building, which was completed in 1939, “served until the 1970’s when the judicial building was constructed just… read more

Project type: Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

University of New Mexico, Scholes Hall – Albuquerque NM

“Albuquerque is home to scores of WPA buildings and works. Among the most prolific are the following- … John Gaw Meem designed both S[h]coles Hall and Zimmerman Library on the campus of the University of New Mexico (the corner of… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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