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Las Vegas High School

"Las Vegas Academy"

 
 
Las Vegas High School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, September 26, 2011
1. Las Vegas High School Marker
Inscription.
Las Vegas High School
"Las Vegas Academy"
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

By the United States
Department of the Interior
1931

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureEducation. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.
 
Location. 36° 9.919′ N, 115° 8.401′ W. Marker is in Las Vegas, Nevada, in Clark County. It is in Downtown Las Vegas. Marker is on South 7th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 315 South 7th Street, Las Vegas NV 89101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. History of the "Senior Squares" (a few steps from this marker); Las Vegas High School / Las Vegas High School Neighborhood (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Homesite of a Las Vegas Pioneer: Charles 'Pop’ Squires (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Morelli House (about 700 feet away); Ralph Louis Engelstad (approx. ¼ mile away); Votes for Women (approx. ¼ mile away); Birth of Downtown Las Vegas (approx. ¼ mile away); Aladdin's Lamp (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Las Vegas.
 
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Las Vegas High School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, September 26, 2011
2. Las Vegas High School Marker
Marker is to the right of the entrance.
Plaque to the Left of Entrance. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, September 26, 2011
3. Plaque to the Left of Entrance.
Las Vegas High School
• 1930 •
Board of Education
O.K. Adcock, Pres. • E.H. Hunting, Sec. • E.W. Griffith • E.W. Cragin • A.E. Cahlan • Maude Frazier, Supt. City Schools • Raby J. Newton, Vice-Prin. H.S. • George A. Ferris & Son, Architects • R.Y. Berg-Sorensen, Inc., Contractors
Las Vegas High School image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, September 26, 2011
4. Las Vegas High School
Las Vegas High School image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, September 26, 2011
5. Las Vegas High School
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 732 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on October 11, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 3, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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