Sandoval County is named for the distinguished Sandoval family who lived in the region.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
E – Los Alamos County and Santa Fe County
W – Cibalo County, McKinley County and San Juan County
Created: March 10, 1903
County Seat:
Corrales 1903 – 1905
Bernalillo 1905 – present
County Courthouse – Bernalillo
Location: 711 Camino Del Pueblo / Calle Barioneuvo
Built: 1926 – 1928
Style: Colonial Revival
Architect: George M Williamson
Contractor: R G Tompkins
Description: The building faces east and is a two story brownish colored stucco and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of the city, The east front has four white colored thin columns rising to the top of the second story. Above the entrance door is a small white colored balcony. Along the roof are two wide pediments. The building was renovated in 1974 to 12975 and a buff colored brick addition was added to the west side. The architect was Richard P Milner and the contractor was Luther Construction Company.
County Judicial Complex – Bernalillo
Location: 1500 Idalia Road / Highway 528
Built: 2003 – 2005
Style: Modern
Architect: Dave Dekker of DCSW Architects
Contractor: Gerald A Martin Ltd.
Description: The building faces west and is a two story brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds on the western side of the center of the city. The central entrance has a semi-circular over hang with blue green glass on the second story.
See: The 13th Judicial District includes Cibalo County and Valencia County.
History: The county was created in 1903 and Corrales was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was built in 1860’s in Corrales as the Perea Casa on Corrales Road and served from 1903 and is still standing. In 1905 the county seat was moved to Bernalillo and the courthouse was used until 1920’s as Corrales was close to Bernalillo. The second county courthouse was constructed in 1926 to 1928 at a cost of $62,054 and is still standing. The County Judicial Complex was constructed in 2003 to 2005.
County Administration Building – Bernalillo
Location: 1500 Idalia Road / Highway 528
Built: 2008 – 2010
Style: Modern
Architect: Soeil West Architects
Contractor: Cameron Construction
Description: The building faces west and is a three story brick, glass and concrete structure. The building is located on the north side of the Judicial Complex on the western side of the center of the city. On the west front is a semi-circular entrance. On the south side there is a three story red colored brick section. On the north side is a two story buff colored brick section which has a large interior atrium. The roof line is flat.
County Courthouse – Bernalillo
County Judicial Complex – Bernalillo
County Administration Building – Bernalillo
Photos taken 2007
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