Roswell in Chaves County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Pearson Auditorium
Completed in 1941
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2013
1. Pearson Auditorium Marker
Colonel Daniel Cecil Pearson
Born 1881 • Died 1956
D. C. Pearson served NMMI over a 50-year period starting in 1906 as Commandant of Cadets. He was also an Instructor, Dean, and in 1927 became Superintendent. The 22 years he served as Superintendent is the longest period any person has held this position. Fifteen campus buildings were constructed during this time, the NMMI architecture has been greatly influenced by Colonel Pearson’s Alma Mater, Virginia Military Institute.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 33° 24.724′ N, 104° 31.389′ W. Marker is in Roswell, New Mexico, in Chaves County. Marker is on U.S. 285, 0.1 miles north of West College Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Marker is a rectangular, embossed metal tablet, mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, to the right of the main front entrance, facing U.S. Highway 285. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 West College Boulevard, Roswell NM 88201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hagerman Barracks (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Willson Hall (about 700 feet away); Lea Hall (approx. 0.2
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Also see . . . New Mexico Military Institute. Website homepage:
NMMI is the only state-supported co-educational college preparatory military boarding high school (grades 9–12) and junior college in the United States. New Mexico Military Institute was founded by Colonel Robert S. Goss and Captain Joseph C. Lea in 1891. It was recognized by the territorial legislature and renamed NMMI in 1893. The original area of land for the campus was donated to the school by local rancher James J. Hagerman. The Institute's buildings are made in a uniform Gothic Revival style out of buff brick. The campus is a designated area on the National Register of Historic Places. (Submitted on February 18, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2013
2. Pearson Auditorium (marker visible on right side of far-right doorway)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2013
3. New Mexico Military Institute (campus buildings; south of Pearson Auditorium)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2013
4. New Mexico Military Institute (campus entrance; south of Pearson Auditorium)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 18, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
