Clayton Public Library

United States historic place

Significant dates

Clayton Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NM State Register of Cultural Properties

D. D. Monroe Civic Building in 2015
36°27′3″N 103°10′56″W / 36.45083°N 103.18222°W / 36.45083; -103.18222
Area	less than one acre
Built	1939 (1939)
Architect	Willard C. Kruger, et al.
Architectural style	Pueblo Revival
MPS	New Deal in New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No.	02001550^[1]
NMSRCP No.	1814
Added to NRHP	December 20, 2002
Designated NMSRCP	April 5, 2002

The Clayton Public Library, at 116 Walnut St. in Clayton, New Mexico, was built in 1939 as a New Deal construction work. It was designed by Willard C. Kruger in Pueblo Revival architecture. It is now known as the D.D. Monroe Civic Building. It has served historically as a library, as a meeting hall, and as a clubhouse.^[1]^[2]

It was listed as one of the top 10 most endangered historic buildings in New Mexico in 2002.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

The Albert W. Thompson Memorial Library at 17 Chestnut Street currently serves as Clayton's public library. It holds about 18,000 volumes and circulates about 12,000 annually.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Clayton Public Library, at berkeley Archived 2013-06-29 at archive.today
^ "Most endangered" (PDF).
^ library