Railroad Avenue Historic District

U.S. 85, Las Vegas, New Mexico. County/parish: San Miguel.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 06, 1979. NRIS 79001551.

22 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

Railroad Avenue Historic District (Las Vegas, New Mexico)

The Railroad Avenue Historic District is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It encompasses three blocks of Railroad Avenue between Jackson Street and University Avenue, as well as the first block of Lincoln Avenue. The buildings in the district were directly related to the presence of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Las Vegas and date from between 1879 and 1920.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77846638

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