Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District
a.k.a. See Also:Las Vegas High School Academic Building and Gymnasi
Roughly bounded by E. Bridger, S. 9th, E. Gass and S. 6th Sts., Las Vegas, NVThe Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District is a well-preserved and cohesive group of buildings and structures associated with the growth and development of Las Vegas as the governmental and commercial center for Clark County and southern Nevada. Constructed primarily between 1928, and the public announcement of the construction of the Hoover Dam, until 1942, and the onset of America's involvement in World War II, the district includes most of the homes in Las Vegas built during this period.
In addition, the district also encompasses an educational (Las Vegas High School) and a religious facility (Las Vegas First Ward Church of Latter-day Saints). A substantial number of residential buildings employ a frame-and-stucco form of construction and various forms of period revival architectural styles. Collectively, this neighborhood encompasses the only extant portion of the city retaining its pre-World War II architectural and historic character.
The Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District was one of the first residential areas outside of the original townsite to be developed. It remains the oldest and most intact today. The district is significant because of its association with the development of Las Vegas during a formative period of its history.
The neighborhood is also eligible for the National Register since many of the homes included within this nomination are representative of architectural styles and construction techniques found nowhere else within the city limits. The building stock within the district exhibit the following styles: Mission Revival, Moderne, Pueblo Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Tudor Revival. Many of the nominated properties, however, are not readily identified with a recognized architectural style and have been termed vernacular.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.