Old Town Residential Historic District | |
![]() Corner of Chavez Street and Valley Street | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Perey St. to Mills Ave. and from New Mexico to Gonzales St., Las Vegas, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 35°35′31″N 105°13′42″W / 35.59194°N 105.22833°W |
Area | 94 acres (38 ha) |
Built | 1942 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Queen Anne, Mission/Spanish Revival, New Mexico Vernacular |
MPS | Las Vegas New Mexico MRA (AD) |
NRHP reference No. | 83004161 [1] |
NMSRCP No. | 895 [2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 28, 1983 |
Designated NMSRCP | December 1, 1982 |
Old Town Residential Historic District is a historic district dating back to 1840. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
The district plus the previously NRHP-listed Distrito de las Escuelas comprises the majority of the historic residential architecture of West Las Vegas, mostly adobe structures. Las Vegas was established in 1835 as a land grant from the Mexican government to a group of twenty-nine families. [3]
Old Town Residential Historic District | |
![]() Corner of Chavez Street and Valley Street | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Perey St. to Mills Ave. and from New Mexico to Gonzales St., Las Vegas, New Mexico |
---|---|
Coordinates | 35°35′31″N 105°13′42″W / 35.59194°N 105.22833°W |
Area | 94 acres (38 ha) |
Built | 1942 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Queen Anne, Mission/Spanish Revival, New Mexico Vernacular |
MPS | Las Vegas New Mexico MRA (AD) |
NRHP reference No. | 83004161 [1] |
NMSRCP No. | 895 [2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 28, 1983 |
Designated NMSRCP | December 1, 1982 |
Old Town Residential Historic District is a historic district dating back to 1840. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
The district plus the previously NRHP-listed Distrito de las Escuelas comprises the majority of the historic residential architecture of West Las Vegas, mostly adobe structures. Las Vegas was established in 1835 as a land grant from the Mexican government to a group of twenty-nine families. [3]