Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse
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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°WCoordinates: 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 |
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.
History[]
The building was erected between 1931 and 1933, opening on November 27, 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. 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[]
The building was restored and renovated into the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement in February 2012.
Sources[]
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External links[]
- Las Vegas Downtown Post Office (from the UNLV Architecture Studies Library)
- 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
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Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Las Vegas
- Downtown Las Vegas
- Courthouses in Nevada
- Post office buildings in Nevada
- History of Las Vegas
- Government buildings completed in 1933
- National Register of Historic Places in Las Vegas
- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
- Nevada State Register of Historic Places
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Nevada
- Neoclassical architecture in Nevada
- 1933 establishments in Nevada