Catron County Courthouse
Reserve, New Mexico
Description: Catron County Courthouse
Address: Reserve, Catron County, New Mexico
Type: government: county courthouse
Original Client: Catron County
Condition: not built
Dimensions and Orientation: 2 1/2 stories with elevated basement; 30 feet 6 inches across x 99 feet 8 inches
Wall Materials: brick
Roofing Materials: "Red Slate Kote" shingles
Other Materials Used: jail cells of steel re-enforced concrete
Location of Drawings: El Paso Public Library: (G-10) 8 sheets ink on linen plans, including side, front, and rear elevations, dated July 12, 1921
Bibliography: Donald W. Whisenhhunt, New Mexico Courthouses, Southwestern Studies, Monograph No. 57 (El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1979), page 10, brief history of Catron County Courthouses.
Remarks: The Trost building was designed to be built in two parts on a long, narrow lot, and to replace a courthouse of 1916. The 1916 building was demolished to make way for a parking lot for the courthouse building of 1969 on an adjacent lot. We are indebted to Deputy Britt Snyder of the Sheriff's Department for providing information on the courthouse.