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The Las Vegas Grammar School on Washington and D Streets in
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
, also known as the Westside School, Branch No. 1, Las Vegas Grammar School, and Las Vegas Grammar School Branch No. 1, is a Registered Historic Place in
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. It is Las Vegas’ oldest remaining schoolhouse
Historic West Las Vegas. and currently houses
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, a community center and the Economic Opportunity Board.


History

Helen J. Stewart Helen Jane Stewart (April 16, 1854 – March 6, 1926) was a Southern Nevada pioneer, and was considered the "first lady of Las Vegas". Stewart Avenue in Downtown Las Vegas is dedicated in her honor. Biography Helen Jane Wiser was born in Springfi ...
donated land in 1922 for the school and it was built in 1923. It was the first public school attended by Native American students from the Paiute Indian Colony. The building was added to the
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on April 2, 1979.


See also

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Las Vegas Grammar School (Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada) The Las Vegas Grammar School on Las Vegas Boulevard, also known as the Historic Fifth Street School, is a school listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada and is located in the city of Las Vegas. The school sits on a site on La ...
, also historic and NRHP-listed


References


Sources


Las Vegas web site


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National Register of Historic Places in Las Vegas Defunct schools in Nevada Schools in Las Vegas Nevada State Register of Historic Places School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada 1923 establishments in Nevada School buildings completed in 1923 {{Nevada-school-stub