Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse

Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse

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location = 300 E. Stewart Ave.
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse is a Neo-classical building located in Las Vegas, Nevada that 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.

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.

Sources

* [http://w3.gsa.gov/web/p/interaia_save.nsf/0/3f375c9614703385852565d90053a009?OpenDocument Historic Federal Building web site]

References

External links

* [http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/buildings/lasvegaspostoffice.html Las Vegas Downtown Post Office (from the UNLV Architecture Studies Library]


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