Pyburn House

Pyburn House, at 203 Fourth Street in Lovington, New Mexico, is an unusual building which was built during 1935–1937. It has also been known as Pyburn Apartments and as the Cornerstone Inn. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

Pyburn House
Location203 Fourth St., Lovington, New Mexico
Coordinates32°56′58″N 103°21′13″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1935
Built byJohn Wesley Pyburn
Architectural styleFolk architecture
NRHP reference No.95001429[1]
NMSRCP No.1593[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 1995
Designated NMSRCPJuly 7, 1994

It was a work of John Wesley Pyburn in Folk architecture. Pyburn was superintendent of the schools in Lovington during 1930 to 1938, a period when population and the schools were growing rapidly. He was a mason and built the house during the summers of 1935, 1936, and 1937, intending for it to be home for his family plus also to serve as boarding house for teachers. Ethel Pyburn, his wife, managed the apartments serving boarders until her death in 1986 at the age of 96.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Listed State and National Register Properties". New Mexico Historic Preservation Commission. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  3. Veronica Jones (October 3, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Pyburn House / The Pyburn Apartments / The Cornerstone Inn". National Park Service. Retrieved June 6, 2017. With photos.
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