Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse | |
| File:Mob Museum.jpg Street view of the building | |
| Location | 300 E. Stewart Ave. Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| 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
[edit | edit source]The 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
[edit | edit source]The building was restored and renovated into the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement in February 2012.
Sources
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[edit | edit source]External links
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- 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
- 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