History of the Deeds for the Masonic Lodge Building in Cimarron, N.M.
from the Maxwell Land Grant Co. to the present
The masonic lodge located in Cimarron, N.M. was first built in approximately 1870. The county seat for Colfax County was moved to Cimarron, N.M. in 1872 and this building became the Colfax County Courthouse. It remained the courthouse until 1882 when the county seat was moved to Springer, N. M.. The building was then used as a drafting office and a school until 1897 when the building was purchased by Jesus Cherrette from the Maxwell Land Grant Co. The attorney for the Maxwell Land Grant Co. was Frank Springer and per the deed to Jesus Cherrette, Mr. Springer signed the deed. Frank Springer was an unwitting participant during the “Colfax County War”. He was also instrumental in teaming with his brother, Charles Springer, (both of the CS Cattle Co. ranch) and Neal Hansen in the building of the “Eagle Nest Dam”, in order to bring irrigation water to the farms and ranches downstream of the Cimarron River. Cimarron Lodge #37 bought the building from the family of Jesus Cherrette in 1944. The building was sold to the CS Cattle Co. in 2017. The building has now gone back to the Springer (Davis) family for preservation. It is their intent to make it an annex of the “Old Mill Museum” of which they are owners, which currently preserves much of the history of the Cimarron area.
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