Old Town Residential Historic District (Las Vegas, New Mexico)

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]

Old Town Residential Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
NM State Register of Cultural Properties
Corner of Chavez Street and Valley Street
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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
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

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]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in San Miguel County, New Mexico

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. New Mexico Historic Preservation #895 Archived 2014-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
3. Chris Wilson (November 1, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Town Residential Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 21, 2017. with 43 photos, historic and from 1982