- City:
- Tucumcari, NM
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding, Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1939
- Designer:
- Townes & Funk
- Contractor:
- C. S. Lambie & Co.
Description
The historic Quay County Courthouse in Tucumcari, New Mexico was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. provided a grant of $98,180 for the project, whose total cost was $218,118. Construction occurred between 1938 and 1939.
Two striking reliefs: “Cowboy” and “Train Engineer,” are carved into the stone, to the left and right above the front entrance to the courthouse, respectively. The building also houses an example of New Deal artwork within.
Landscaping around the building was also undertaken by the W.P.A.
P.W.A. Docket No. N.M. [X]1087
Source notes
Plaque at entrance
National Archives: Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 173.
"New Deal Sites in New Mexico," Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps, New Mexico Humanities Council.
https://atlas.nmhum.org/atlas.php?gmap=42
Public Art and Architecture in New Mexico 1933-1943: A Guide to the New Deal Legacy, compiled by Kathryn A. Flynn (pg. 152)
https://www.qcsunonline.com/story/2012/02/21/publishnews/courthouse-holds-memories-of-home/3033.html
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 3, 2018.
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