Constructed 1920.
Lovington is the county seat of Lea County, it became a town in 1908 when settlers from east of the Texas line homesteaded the western edges of the Llano Estacado in New Mexico Territory. New Mexico became a state in 1912. Lea County was founded in 1917. The Lea County Museum was created by the Lovington Women’s Club in 1969 when the club purchased the Commercial Hotel, which was about to be razed. The Lea County Museum is a nonprofit operated by a volunteer board of directors.
103 S. Love St. Lovington, NM 88260 | 575-396-4805
Photo by Mara Salcido.
