Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse is a
Neo-classical building located in
Downtown Las Vegas
Downtown Las Vegas (commonly abbreviated as DTLV) is the central business district and historic center of Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the original townsite, and the Downtown gaming area was the primary gambling district of Las Vegas prior to the St ...
,
Nevada
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. It is listed on the
United States
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National Register of Historic Places
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.
History
The building was erected between 1931 and 1933, opening on November 27, 1933. It served as a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
, and as a
court house
A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-sp ...
of the
United States District Court for the District of Nevada
United may refer to:
Places
* United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
* United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Arts and entertainment Films
* ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film
* ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...
.
The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1983. The building remained an active post office for several more years.
Control of the building was turned over to the city in 2002 for use as a
museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
and
cultural center
A cultural center or cultural centre is an organization, building or complex that promotes culture and arts. Cultural centers can be neighborhood community arts organizations, private facilities, government-sponsored, or activist-run.
Asia
* Ce ...
.
Mob Museum
The building was restored and renovated into the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement in February 2012.
Sources
Historic Federal Building web site
References
External links
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Buildings and structures in Las Vegas
Downtown Las Vegas
Courthouses in Nevada
Post office buildings in Nevada
History of Las Vegas
Government buildings completed in 1933
National Register of Historic Places in Las Vegas
Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
Ely
Nevada State Register of Historic Places
Historic American Buildings Survey in Nevada
Neoclassical architecture in Nevada
1933 establishments in Nevada