106 E. Central St., Lovington, New Mexico. County/parish: Lea.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 17, 2007. NRIS 06001251.
Part of Movie Theaters in New Mexico MPS (NRIS 64500951).
1 contributing building.
The Lea Theater, an Art Deco theater in Lovington, New Mexico, was built in 1948. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Renovations to the historic theater began on January 27, 2020 with updates to the Lobby and Concession area. [1]
It is a two-story building with a brick and ceramic tile facade and a triangular marquee overhanging the sidewalk. The theater is on the south side of Lea County's courthouse square.
Its 50 by 100 feet (15 m × 30 m) auditorium interior seats 400. The interior includes murals painted in the 1990s by local artist Albert Perea which show Plains Indians and cowboys.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77846203