We call it the Federal building, but it says county building. The Forest Service was here for many years and now it is back to the county. One of a kind in many ways.
I love the traditional architecture displayed here.
Behind these doors is a treasure, a Peter Hurd mural.
The vestibule where the painting is has the vigas and latillas as well as beautifully carved doors.
You can tell it is true adobe due to the thickness of the walls. They are over a foot thick and I have seen them at two feet thick. Makes for good insulation!
The name of the mural is "Come Sunlight out of the Rain to Bring Green Life out of the Earth." It was painted in 1942. Mr. Hurd was born in Roswell NM and used local people as models for his work and there are still people around that posed for him. He lived for years in the Hondo valley about 50 miles from Alamogordo. 
His work hangs in musems in New Mexico, Chicago, New York and as far away as Edinburgh Scotland.
We call it the Federal building, but it says county building. The Forest Service was here for many years and now it is back to the county. One of a kind in many ways. 
I love the traditional architecture displayed here. 
Behind these doors is a treasure, a Peter Hurd mural.
The vestibule where the painting is has the vigas and latillas as well as beautifully carved doors.
You can tell it is true adobe due to the thickness of the walls. They are over a foot thick and I have seen them at two feet thick. Makes for good insulation!
