[5] However, the library collection continued to grow rapidly and exceeded the capacity of the building after only a few years.

[4] The Art Annex is a single story (with basement), flat-roofed building of brick bearing wall construction.

Built during a transitional period in UNM's architectural history, it incorporates elements from a number of different styles including Pueblo Revival, Beaux-Arts, modernist, and Mayan.

The building features a symmetrical, classically organized facade with banks of tall hopper windows to supply light to the interior reading areas.

The strongly battered exterior walls are stuccoed and decorated with stylized vigas and other simple geometric elements.