Constructed 1942. Opened in February 18, 1942 as the El Rancho Theater. The theater accommodated 600 patrons. The opening movie was “Skylark” starring Claudette Colbert. The El Rancho was later named the Deming Theater and after being remodeled in the 1970s called the Sunn Theater. Heavens Beauty Salon now operates Read more
Constructed 1933. Built in 1933 and listed on the state and national historic registers, the blond brick building was constructed as part of the WPA project and still has the original carved beamed ceilings. It exhibits a mix of architectural styles, including Mediterranean, Decorative Brick Commercial, and Spanish Pueblo Revival. Read more
Constructed 1939. Built in 1939, the McKinley County Courthouse was partially funded by the Public Works Administration and is listed on the state and national historic registers. Designed by the regionally renowned firm Trost & Trost, the four-story Spanish-Pueblo Revival style building is embellished in its interior with wood beams, Read more
Constructed 1939. The former Clayton Library, now known as the D.D. Monroe Civic Building, was built by the WPA in 1939 in the Pueblo-Revival style. The building was designed by Willard C. Kruger. It served as the public library until the 1980s when the library moved to a new building Read more
Constructed 1939. The entire four-block junior and senior high school complex was designed and funded by the WPA and built in the Pueblo-Revival style in 1939. It included a cafeteria, two-story high school, agricultural and manual arts building, a gymnasium/auditorium that also housed a home economics classroom, tennis courts, a Read more
Constructed 1935. Formerly known as the Chief Theater, the Mora movie theater was housed within a business block built by John Hanosh in the heart of the village across the street from the historic Mora County Courthouse. The Hanosh complex included a mercantile store and small upstairs hotel. The community Read more
Constructed 1940 The City of Las Vegas Museum and Rough Rider Memorial is housed in the historic Municipal Building. Las Vegas Municipal Building was designed by the Santa Fe architectural firm of Kruger & Clark and constructed during 1939-40 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. Among the museum’s exhibits Read more