The warmth of a strong Hispanic heritage welcomes you to a place that is rich with cultural influence.
Start in the tree-filled, grassy central plaza and work your way through the cluster of shops, studios and galleries that line the streets till you reach the historic railroad district -- Las Vegas awaits your discovery.
Las Vegas’ rich architectural legacy was built by the fortunes earned on the Santa Fe Trail and the railroad boom of the 1880’s.
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Plaza Historic District
North Region: Las Vegas
Constructed 1835 After the Las Vegas plaza was founded near the Gallinas River in 1835, settlers quickly took advantage of the growing commerce on the Santa Fe Trail. The plaza of Las Vegas was the first settlement weary caravans encountered after nearly 800 miles on the buffalo plains, and villagers Read more…
Plaza Hotel
North Region: Las Vegas
Constructed 1882 The Plaza Hotel was built in 1882, after a successful business partnership and investment group led by Benigno Romero. The hotel is the finest example of Italian Renaissance Revival architecture in New Mexico and probably the Southwest. The dominant formal facade with its broken central cornice parapet is Read more…
Railroad Avenue Historic District
North Region: Las Vegas
Constructed 1890 On July 4, 1879 a rowdy crowd greeted the first Iron Horse locomotive in the New Mexico Territory at the Las Vegas railyard. Within days and weeks, a ramshackle collection of tents and wooden makeshift businesses appeared, attracting fortune seekers from hundreds of miles away. Great mercantile companies Read more…
San Miguel County Courthouse
North Region: Las Vegas
Constructed 1940 This structure was built with WPA funding in 1940. — Source “Public Art and Architecture in New Mexico 1933-1943” by Kathryn A. Flynn 500 W. National St. Las Vegas, NM 87701 575-425-9331 photo by Elmo Baca
Serf Theater
North Region: Las Vegas
Constructed 1937 The October 9, 1937, issue of Boxoffice Magazine said that the Graham Brothers Theatre Supply Company of Denver had shipped various items to the new Serf Theatre in Las Vegas, NM. These included 500 seats, 340 yards of carpeting, two blowers and motors, two curtains with tracks and Read more…