Constructed 1930.
Built in 1930, the Art Deco style courthouse was the first county courthouse to use New Deal funds for decorative murals. Theodore Van Soelen, N.A. painted two murals titled “Chino Mines” and “The Round Up” under the Public Works of Art Project in 1933 and 1934. Van Soelen researched his subjects intensively and spent six months on the two murals. The Grant County Courthouse is listed on both the state and national historic registers. — Source “Public Art and Architecture in New Mexico 1933-1943” by Kathryn A. Flynn
201 N. Cooper St. Silver City, NM 88061 | (575) 574-0100
Image by Eduardo Martinez.
Local New Mexico MainStreet and Arts & Cultural District Program:
Silver City MainStreet Arts & Cultural District
silvercitymainstreet.com
