National Register of Historic Places

Library Park Historic District

Las Vegas, San Miguel County, New Mexico
Listed
March 12, 1979
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
79001549

About this property

The Library Park Historic District in Las Vegas, New Mexico, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The listing included 21 contributing buildings and a contributing structure on 14 acres (5.7 ha). It includes a Carnegie library, the Carnegie Public Library of Las Vegas, which is a cross-plan red brick Classical Revival building with a center dome and a porticoed entrance, designed by architects Isaac H. Rapp and William M. Rapp. It includes the Immaculate Conception Church (1949), at the southwest corner of the library park, a creme brick Latin cross plan Gothic Revival-style church which was designed by Les J. Wolmagood. It includes the parish house next door to the church, at 811 6th Street, which is a stuccoed frame house. It includes 807 N. National, a small gable-front stucco house. It includes a Gothic cottage at the southwest corner of 6th and National, dating probably to around 1880.

Location

Las Vegas, San Miguel County, New Mexico
35.59810, -105.21524

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Library Park Historic District listed on the National Register?

Library Park Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 12, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Library Park Historic District?

Library Park Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Library Park Historic District?

The period of significance for Library Park Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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