Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse

U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Street view of the building
Location	300 E. Stewart Ave. Las Vegas, Nevada
Coordinates	36.172823°N 115.141252°W / 36.172823; -115.141252
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

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

Main article: Mob Museum

The building was restored and renovated into the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement in February 2012.

Sources

• Historic Federal Building web site

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Steele, James; Nevada, University of; Vegas, Las. "The Las Vegas Courthouse and Post Office". Intermountain Histories. Retrieved 2024-05-30.

External links

• 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