Pueblo Revival massing and rough-faced rhyolite in random courses characterize this three-story building designed by a Denver architect. Like much WPA work, it was built with local materials, in this case stone cut on the grounds. Construction, interrupted by World War II, was not completed until 1954.
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Rio Grande County Courthouse
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