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
Corner of Chavez Street and Valley Street
LocationRoughly bounded by Perey St. to Mills Ave. and from New Mexico to Gonzales St., Las Vegas, New Mexico
Coordinates35°35′31″N 105°13′42″W
Area94 acres (38 ha)
Built1942
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Mission/Spanish Revival, New Mexico Vernacular
MPSLas Vegas New Mexico MRA (AD)
NRHP reference No.83004161[1]
NMSRCP No.895[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 28, 1983
Designated NMSRCPDecember 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]

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