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The Plaza Hotel is on the north side of the old town plaza in Las Vegas, originally an area where wagons were parked. The town was founded in the 1830s. [1] During the Mexican–American War, in 1846 Stephen W. Kearny gave a speech on the plaza where he proclaimed that New Mexico was part of the United States.
Las Vegas was established in 1835 after a group of settlers received a land grant from the Mexican government. The town was laid out in the traditional Spanish Colonial style, with a central plaza surrounded by adobe buildings which could serve as fortifications in case of attack. Las Vegas soon prospered as a stop on the Santa Fe Trail.
Old Las Vegas Post Office: September 26, 1985 : 901 Douglas: Las Vegas: 73: Old Town Residential Historic District: Old Town Residential Historic District: October 28, 1983 : Roughly bounded by Perey St. to Mills Ave., and from New Mexico to Gonzales St.
The Plaza Hotel, built in 1881, on the Plaza of West Las Vegas New Mexico Insane Asylum in Las Vegas, 1904. Las Vegas was established in 1835 after a group of settlers received a land grant from the Mexican government. (The land had previously been granted to Luis María Cabeza de Baca, whose family later received a settlement.) The town was ...
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.
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The Distrito de las Escuelas is a historic district in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The listing included 44 contributing buildings on 12 acres (4.9 ha) [1] Entering the district on S. Pacific Street. It is a residential district of adobe houses.
The Douglas-Sixth Street Historic District, in Las Vegas, New Mexico, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing included 18 contributing buildings, a contributing site, and two contributing objects. [1] Municipal Building/Old City Hall