Pyburn House, at 203 Fourth Street in Lovington, New Mexico, is an unusual building which was built during 1935–1937. It has also been known as Pyburn Apartments and as the Cornerstone Inn. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
Pyburn House | |
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| Location | 203 Fourth St., Lovington, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 32°56′58″N 103°21′13″W / 32.94944°N 103.35361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1935 |
| Built by | John Wesley Pyburn |
| Architectural style | Folk architecture |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001429[1] |
| NMSRCP No. | 1593[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 13, 1995 |
| Designated NMSRCP | July 7, 1994 |
It was a work of John Wesley Pyburn in Folk architecture. Pyburn was superintendent of the schools in Lovington during 1930 to 1938, a period when population and the schools were growing rapidly. He was a mason and built the house during the summers of 1935, 1936, and 1937, intending for it to be home for his family plus also to serve as boarding house for teachers. Ethel Pyburn, his wife, managed the apartments serving boarders until her death in 1986 at the age of 96.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Listed State and National Register Properties". New Mexico Historic Preservation Commission. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Veronica Jones (October 3, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Pyburn House / The Pyburn Apartments / The Cornerstone Inn". National Park Service. Retrieved June 6, 2017. With photos.
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