Santiago E. Campos United States Courthouse

The Greek Revival courthouse features stone walls from Sangre de Cristo mountains and finely dressed stone from Cerrillos, with prominent pediments and porticos.

Construction began in 1853 as a territorial capitol, but financial constraints and Civil War complications delayed completion until 1889 as a federal courthouse.

William Penhallow Henderson created six landscape murals in 1938 through a Works Progress Administration project, adorning the interior entrances of the building.

The courthouse expanded in 1929 with an addition that doubled its size while maintaining the original Greek Revival architectural elements and symmetrical design.

A sandstone obelisk erected in 1884 at the main entrance commemorates Christopher Carson, with the ceremony drawing five thousand attendees.

Location: New Mexico

Architects: Ammi B. Young

Architectural style: Greek Revival architecture

Address: 106 S. Federal Pl.

GPS coordinates: 35.69083,-105.93667

Latest update: March 7, 2025 15:06