National Register of Historic Places

Montana Avenue Historic District

El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Listed
November 13, 2004
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
04001232

About this property

Montana Avenue is a primarily residential tree-lined street that stretches from Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California to the West L.A. Veterans Administration at Bringham Avenue in the Brentwood district of Los Angeles. A non-contiguous segment of Montana Avenue then continues east of the Veterans Administration in the Brentwood Glen neighborhood to Veteran Avenue at UCLA when it becomes Gayley Avenue. Gayley Avenue later becomes Midvale Avenue at its intersection with Wilshire Boulevard. It is a well-known upscale shopping dining destination for both locals and visitors.

Location

1000 through 1500 Blks of Montana Ave.
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
31.77319, -106.48126

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 04001232. It was listed on November 13, 2004.

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

House at 912 Magoffin Avenue
Pre Contact
0.8 mi
Women's Club
Pre Contact
0.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Killing of John Wesley Hardin, El Paso TX
1895Frontier
0.8 mi
Pueblo Revolt – Otermín's Retreat to El Paso 1680
1680Colonial
0.8 mi
Battle of El Paso del Norte
1846Mexican-American War
1.1 mi
El Paso Gunfight — Dallas Stoudenmire Four Dead in Five Seconds
1881Frontier
1.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Montana Avenue Historic District listed on the National Register?

Montana Avenue Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Montana Avenue Historic District?

Montana Avenue Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Montana Avenue Historic District?

The period of significance for Montana Avenue Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

Can I research the history near Montana Avenue Historic District?

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