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

Plaza Hotel

1882

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 20, 2013

1. Plaza Hotel Marker

Inscription.
Architect: Charles Wheelock • Contractor: John Bennett Wooten

Built by a consortium led by Benigno Romero and Jean Pendaries to replace the two-story Territorial Style adobe Las Vegas Hotel.

Erected by Las Vegas Citizen’s 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.

Location. 35° 35.577′ N, 105° 13.65′ W. Marker is in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in San Miguel County. It is on Plaza Park, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 230 Plaza Park, 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: Dold Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Veeder Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis Ilfeld Law Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Maese House (within shouting distance of this marker); A. Dold & Company / Charles Emil Wesche General Merchandise Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Fe Trail (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Proclamation of Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny (within shouting distance of this marker); Romero y Baca Site/Gortner House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Las Vegas.

Also see . . . Las Vegas Plaza. National Register of Historic Places nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the district, which includes this building and was listed in 1974. (Prepared by Michael P. McCachren, State Records Center and Archives; via National Park Service) (Submitted on November 24, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Plaza Hotel Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 20, 2013

2. Plaza Hotel Entrance

This marker is below the window to the right of the right-most door. A National Register of Historic Places tablet is below the windows between the doors.

Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, New Mexico image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 20, 2013

3. Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, New Mexico

National Register of Historic Places Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 14, 2023

4. National Register of Historic Places Marker

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2015

5. Plaza Hotel

Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2013, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 893 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2013, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on November 24, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 5. submitted on April 26, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.