National Register of Historic Places

El Cortez Hotel and Casino

Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
Listed
February 13, 2013
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
13000010

About this property

El Cortez, a hotel and casino, is a relatively small downtown Las Vegas gaming venue a block from the Fremont Street Experience and Las Vegas Boulevard. Slots, table games, and a race and sports book occupy one floor of the main pavilion, at this historic casino. It opened on Fremont Street on November 7, 1941, and is one of the oldest casino-hotel properties in Las Vegas, along with the nearby Golden Gate Hotel and Casino. Primarily Spanish Colonial Revival in style, it reflects a 1952 remodel when the façade was modernized. On February 22, 2013, the structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

600 Fremont St.
Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
36.17088, -115.13944

Categories

COMMERCEENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
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0.2 mi
Morelli House
Civil War
0.3 mi
Las Vegas High School Academic Building, Gymnasium, and Frazier Hall (Additional Documentation)
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0.4 mi
Clark Avenue Railroad Underpass
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0.5 mi
Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District
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0.5 mi

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When was El Cortez Hotel and Casino listed on the National Register?

El Cortez Hotel and Casino was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 13, 2013.

What type of historic resource is El Cortez Hotel and Casino?

El Cortez Hotel and Casino is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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