Las Vegas High School Historic District | |
| Location | 315 South 7th St., 925 East Clark Ave.,Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| NRHP reference No. | 100007431 |
| Added to NRHP | March 3, 2022 |
Las Vegas High School Academic Building, Gymnasium, and Frazier Hall | |
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| Location | 315 S. Seventh St.,Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | 36°9′55″N115°8′20″W / 36.16528°N 115.13889°W /36.16528; -115.13889 |
| Built | 1930 |
| Architect | George A. Ferris & Son |
| Architectural style | Art Deco,Aztec Moderne[1] |
| Part of | Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District (ID90002204) |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002293 (original) 100006408 (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 1986[2] |
| Boundary increase | July 22, 2021 |
| Designated CP | January 30, 1991[2] |
TheLas Vegas High School Historic District inLas Vegas, Nevada is ahistoric district which includes 11 buildings on the 15 acres (6.1 ha) campus of the school district. It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 2022.[3][4]
It includes theLas Vegas High School Academic Building, Gymnasium, and Frazier Hall, now theLas Vegas Academy of International Studies and Performing Arts. The academic building and gymnasium is anArt Deco building which was listed on the National Register in 1986, and which represents a subset of theArt Deco style known as "Aztec Moderne", in which Aztec design motifs were used in an overall Art Deco palette of forms and materials. The academic building and the gymnasium are two of the original 3 buildings that were built. The third was destroyed around 1950.[5] The listing was expanded to include Frazier Hall in 2021.
Described as the best example of Art Deco in Las Vegas, the school was designed by father-and-son architectsGeorge A. Ferris & Son ofReno, Nevada. Thestucco-coveredreinforced concrete buildings are decorated with a variety ofpolychrome medallions and friezes depicting animals and plants.[6] The two-story academic building, measuring 208 by 82feet (63 by 25 m), is part of a seven-building complex within the largerLas Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District. The gymnasium is of complementary form and construction, measuring 113 by 83 feet (34 by 25 m). The gymnasium's entrance is rendered as a stylized Mayan arch. The Academic Building and Gymnasium are linked by the 1952 Humanities Building, which is not regarded as contributing to the historic character of the complex.[7]
The school became amagnet school for specialized studies in 1993.
The Academic Building and Gymnasium were listed on theNational Register of Historic Places on September 24, 1986.[2][8] It was included as acontributing property in the National Register listing of the largeLas Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District in 1991. The academic building and gymnasium listing was enlarged in 2021 to include Frazier Hall. The entire campus was then listed on the National Register in 2022.
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