WPA & New Deal
Civic Buildings
Roswell City Hall
Southeast Region
photo by Ted Schooley
Constructed 1939
WPA workers constructed this solid, no-nonsense building with Art Deco cement panels on the facade. As one of the many plaques inside the structure emphatically states, it was Built and paid for in 1938-39. From 1939 to 1962 the Roswell Police Department operated from here, along with other City officials. Today it only houses City government offices, including that of the Mayor the ceremonial head of the City and the City Manager who actually runs things. In recognition of his achievements and pioneering spirit the City dedicated this building to James W. Stockard (1859-1924), mayor of Roswell from 1906 to 1908, who founded the first motorized mail delivery route in the world in 1905, the same year he opened Roswells first auto dealership. In 1915 he donated this land where City Hall was eventually built to the City.
425 N. Richardson Ave. | Roswell, NM 88201 | 575-624-6700
open
mon: 8am-5pm | tue: 8am-5pm | wed: 8am-5pm | thu: 8am-5pm | fri: 8am-5pm | sat: closed | sun: closed
