Las Vegas in San Miguel County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Givens Block
1882
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 14, 2023
1. Givens Block Marker
Erected by Las Vegas Citizens' Committee for Historic Preservation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.
Location. 35° 35.617′ N, 105° 13.474′ W. Marker is in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in San Miguel County. It is on Bridge Street west of Valencia Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 Bridge St, Las Vegas NM 87701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Weil & Graaf Commercial Merchants/Bank Saloon (a few steps from this marker); Chapman Hall/Winternitz Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Ludwig W. Ilfeld Hardware Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Bridge Bar (within shouting distance of this marker); Francisco Vasquez Coronado (within shouting distance of this marker); Baca Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Isidor Sterns Famous Dry Good Store
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Regarding Givens Block. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Bridge Street Historic District, which includes this building:
On the north side of the street one of the first stone buildings put up was the two-story structure at 116 Bridge, first occupied by a grocery and a sewing machine dealer and then for many years after 1897 the location of the Stern and Nahm mercantile enterprise which later also occupied the building next door at No. 114. Both buildings featured display windows on either side of double doors which were set back from the sidewalk and flanked by two slender iron Corinthian columns. In the earlier building three pairs of windows topped by a continuous lintel opened into the offices located on the second floor. A parapet with a decorated cornice concealed the flat roof. The other Stern and Nahm building, also a two-story stone structure, was in situ by 1886. Capped by arched head moldings the second-floor fenestration consisted of a pair of coupled windows in the center of the facade flanked by a single window on eachside. Today, the name of the firm is still emblazoned in 2' high lettering just under the cornice of this building.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 14, 20232. Givens Block MarkerFeatured building is the white one on the left.
Also see . . . Bridge Street Historic District. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the district, which was listed in 1978. (Prepared by John O. Baxter, State Records Center and Archives, and Sylvia Cook, State Planning Office; via National Park Service) (Submitted on November 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
