Las Vegas in San Miguel County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

City Hall

1892

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 24, 2011

1. City Hall Marker

Inscription. John Hill was the "supervising architect" using a Kirchner & Kirchner design. Built during a surge of civic improvements in New Town which included sidewalks, parks, and schools. Said to be the first municipal building in New Mexico. The structure represents the Richardson Romanesque style of architecture.

Erected by Las Vegas Citizen's Committee for Historic Preservation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 35° 35.753′ N, 105° 12.94′ W. Marker is in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in San Miguel County. It is at the intersection of 6th Street and University Avenue (State Road 65), on the right when traveling north on 6th Street. Marker is on the southeast corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: YMCA Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Meadows Hotel (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clara Waring Bookstore (about 500 feet away); Rosenthal Brothers General Merchandise Store (about 700 feet away); Rawlins House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Browne & Manzanares Commission House

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Wells Fargo Express Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. Meta L. Christy / New Mexico Historic Women Marker Initiative (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Las Vegas.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 24, 2011

2. City Hall Marker

Marker is just to the left of the entrance.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 24, 2011

3. City Hall

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 24, 2011

4. City Hall

Plaque to the right of the entrance:
City Hall
Sponsored by
City of Las Vegas
Remodeled by
Works Progress Administration
1937

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 867 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.