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Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse is a Neo-classical building located in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. It is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse | |
 Street view of the building | |
| Location | 300 E. Stewart Ave. Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | 36°10′22″N 115°08′29″W / 36.172823°N 115.141252°W |
| Built | 1931-1933 |
| Architect | Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001108[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 10, 1983 |
History
editThe building was erected between 1931 and 1933, dedicated on November 11, 1933. It served as a post office, and as a court house of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1983.[2] The building remained an active post office for several more years.
Control of the building was turned over to the city in 2002 for use as a museum and cultural center.
Mob Museum
editThe building was restored and renovated into the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement in February 2012.
Sources
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Steele, James; Nevada, University of; Vegas, Las. "The Las Vegas Courthouse and Post Office". Intermountain Histories. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
External links
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- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NV-39, "United States Post Office & Court House, 300 East Steward Avenue, Las Vegas, Clark County, NV", 54 photos, 10 photo caption pages