Nevada - Clark County - Historic Districts
Clark County Nevada (Historic Districts) has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Boulder City Historic District, Homestake Mine, Brownstone Canyon Archeological District, Camp Lee Canyon and Potosi.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Southern Nevada Prehistoric, Southern Nevada Historic and Unknown dating back to 10999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Clark County places including WPA, Nathaniel V. Jones, San Pedro,Los Angeles,& Salt Lake RR, Burke & Wyatt, J.T. McWilliams and Paul R. Williams. Prominent architectural styles found in Clark Country are Mission/Spanish Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Berkley Square (added 2009 - - #09000846)
Also known as Westside Park
Area bounded by Byrnes Ave., D St., Leonard Ave., and G St. , Las Vegas
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Williams, Paul R., Burke & Wyatt
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Other
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Boulder City Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001107)
Roughly bounded by Nevada Hwy., Avenue L, Date, and 5th Sts. , Boulder City
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Brownstone Canyon Archeological District (added 1982 - - #82003212)
Address Restricted , Las Vegas
Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Southern Nevada Prehistoric, Southern Nevada Historic
Period of Significance:
1975-2000
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Camp Lee Canyon (added 1997 - - #96001561)
Also known as 26Ck5419
NV 156, approximately 50 mi. NW of Las Vegas, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area , Las Vegas
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp
El Cortez Hotel and Casino (added 2013 - - #13000010)
600 Fremont St., Las Vegas
BotMultichill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Homestake Mine (added 1985 - - #85001601)
Also known as 26CK3126
Address Restricted , Searchlight
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
John S. Park Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000412)
Also known as Park Place Addition, Vega Verde
Roughly bounded by Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Blvd., Franklin Ave., and S. Ninth St. , Las Vegas
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District (added 1991 - - #90002204)
Also known as See Also:Las Vegas High School Academic Building and Gymnasi
Roughly bounded by E. Bridger, S. 9th, E. Gass and S. 6th Sts. , Las Vegas
Acwolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Pueblo, Mission/Spanish Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Professional, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Potosi (added 1974 - - #74001144)
Also known as Potosi Mining District
S of Las Vegas off I-15 near Potosi Pass , Las Vegas
Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Railroad Cottage Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001622)
601--629 S. Casino Center , Las Vegas
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
San Pedro,Los Angeles,& Salt Lake RR
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Sandstone Ranch (added 1976 - - #76001141)
20 mi. SW of Las Vegas , Las Vegas
Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Economics, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Sheep Mountain Range Archeological District (added 1974 - - #74001145)
Address Restricted , Las Vegas
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Unknown
Period of Significance:
9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Underwater
Spanish Trail, Old,--Mormon Road Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000863)
Also known as 26CK3848
From California border to Arizona across southern Nevada, through Las Vegas , Las Vegas
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement
Cultural Affiliation:
Euroamerican
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Walking Box Ranch (added 2009 - - #08001392)
Also known as YKL Ranch; Woolf Ranch
6333 W. NV 164 , Searchlight
Mindrangerdon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area
Woodlawn Cemetery (added 2006 - - #06001060)
1500 Las Vegas Blvd N , Las Vegas
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McWilliams, J.T.
Area of Significance:
Social History, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
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