National Register of Historic Places

Tome Jail

Tome, Valencia County, New Mexico
Listed
October 4, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
77000932

About this property

Tome Jail is a historic jail building in Tome, New Mexico. It is the only surviving part of the former Valencia County Courthouse, built when the county seat was moved from Belen to Tome in 1875. The courthouse was a two-story adobe building which gradually disappeared due to erosion, but the jail had more durable stone walls and remained standing. Construction of the building was probably authorized by Probate Judge Manuel A. Otero, who was the chief county official at the time and whose name appears in a bilingual inscription carved into the stone lintel. The building is 15 feet (4.6 m) wide by 25 feet (7.6 m) deep, with plastered stone walls 4 feet (120 cm) thick. It has small windows on the south and west sides, each with a double set of bars set into a wooden frame on the inside and a sandstone frame on the outside. The interior walls and roof are of rough-cut lumber.

Location

Tome, Valencia County, New Mexico
34.74053, -106.73086

Categories

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Sources

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When was Tome Jail listed on the National Register?

Tome Jail was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Tome Jail?

Tome Jail is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Tome Jail?

The period of significance for Tome Jail is recorded as the industrial era.

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