Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District, Historic district in downtown Las Vegas, United States
The Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Its boundaries run from Gass Avenue to 6th Street to Garces Avenue to 8th Street to Clark Avenue to Bridger Avenue to Chef Andre Rochet Place West to Bonneville Avenue to 7th Street and back to Garces Avenue. At nomination it included 236 properties, 150 of them contributing, among them the Las Vegas High School Academic Building and Gymnasium, listed in 1986, and Fraser Hall, added in 2021. Buildings show several styles, including Pueblo Revival.
The school building and gymnasium were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, with the entire neighborhood district following in 1991. This recognition preserved a key part of Las Vegas's early 20th-century architectural and residential development.
The 'Senior Squares' tradition involves students painting designs on cement slabs at the school entrance to mark their graduation, a custom that has connected generations to this place since 1941. Visitors can see these painted squares as ongoing records of student life and celebration.
The district spans from Gass Avenue to 6th Street to Garces Avenue and is best explored on foot, with the school buildings serving as the visible center. The surrounding residential blocks are mostly open to the public, giving you a clear sense of the neighborhood's historical layout and character.
The district's boundary is a zigzag of streets: Gass Avenue, 6th Street, Garces Avenue, 8th Street, Clark Avenue, Bridger Avenue, Chef Andre Rochet Place West and Bonneville Avenue. When it was nominated in 1991, it counted 236 properties, of which 150 were contributing; four were already on the National Register.
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