Constructed 1911.

The Chaves County Courthouse was built in 1911, and designed by Isaac H. Rapp of the distinguished Rapp and Rapp architectural firm of Trinidad, Colorado. The Courthouse is one of the most imposing civic buildings in New Mexico, an outstanding example of the monumental civicĀ Beaux-Arts style. Chaves County was named Colonel J. Francisco Chaves, a distinguished New Mexico military leader and veteran of the Civil War and Navajo campaigns.

400 Main Street Roswell, NM 88203 | 575-624-6614

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