
South Complex
Harold L. Runnels
Square Footage: 174,092
Year Built: 1985
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Customer Agencies:
Environment Department
Department of Health
Building Information:
The Runnels Building houses the Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo Auditorium, named for the fourth governor of New Mexico. In 1919, Gov. Larrazolo signed House Bill 118 creating the New Mexico Department of Health. The Runnels Building houses the Health Department and is the largest building maintained by the Facilities Management Division.
Customer Agencies:
General Services Department
Department of Information Technology
Building Information:
The Simms Building serves as the headquarter for the Information Technology Department. Of the buildings maintained by the Facilities Management Division, it has the most extensive systems for back-up power and cooling supply.
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Customer Agencies:
Economic Development Department
General Services Department, Office of the Secretary
Taxation & Revenue
Environment Department
Office of the Superintendent of Insurance Fraud Bureau
Risk Management Division
MVD
Administrative Services Department
Building Information:
The saddle that Montoya used in portraying Don Diego DeVargas in the 1950 Santa Fe Fiesta is displayed in the atrium of the building.
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Customer Agencies:
Taxation & Revenue
Building Information:
A bell from the USS New Mexico is displayed in the building.
The Lujan Building serves as the processing center for the state Department of Taxation and Revenue.
Customer Agencies:
Department of Health - Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics
Building Information:
The building is named in honor of the dedicated public health nurses serving the citizens of the state. It formerly housed the New Mexico Human Services Department Field Office.
The Public Health Nurse Memorial Building also houses birth and death certificates.
The vital records office is required by law to register, preserve, certify, analyze and publish the vital statistics of New Mexico. The state Board of Health created the Vital Statistics Division in 1919 shortly after establishing the Public Health Nurse Unit.
Customer Agencies:
Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
Taxation & Revenue
Indian Affairs Department
Administrative Hearing Office
Building Information:
The building was purchased by the state in 1998 from the federal government. It was renovated and houses offices of the departments of Indian Affairs, Taxation and Revenue, and Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources.
In 2004, the building was named in honor of Wendell Chino, former president of the Mescalero Apache Nation and the National Congress of American Indians. He helped strengthen Indian self-determination in the 1960s and raised national awareness of Indian issues.