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Railroad Cottage Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

The only remaining cottage in its original location.
Location:	601-629 S. Casino Center Boulevard Las Vegas, Nevada
Built:	1909-11
Architect:	San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad
Architectural style:	Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP Reference#:	87001622
Added to NRHP:	December 22, 1987

The Railroad Cottage Historic District, in Las Vegas, Nevada, was constructed by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad to provide housing for the railroad's workers.^[1]

History

This empty lot was where the last group of cottages were either demolished or removed; the only remaining cottage is behind the white fence. As of December 2010, nothing had been constructed on the empty lot.

A total of 64 cottages were constructed from 1900-1912 in three different styles.^[2] The three bedroom model offered 812 sq ft (75.4 m²) and the two bedroom house contained 768 sq ft.^[1]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1987.^[3]^[4]^[5]

One building was moved to the Clark County Museum in 2002.^[1] Several additional buildings were moved in 2006 to the Las Vegas Springs Preserve.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Self guided tour #1b: Downtown Las Vegas (south of Fremont Street)". Architecture Studies Library. http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/lasvegas/downtown01b.html#013. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
^ "2003 Eleven Most Endangered". Preserve Nevada. http://preservenevada.unlv.edu/2003_sites.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
^ "Railroad Cottage Historic District". Archiplanet. http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Railroad_Cottage_Historic_District. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
^ "Nevada Entries in the National Register of Historic Places". http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/DOCS/shpo/entries/clark.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
^ "Railroad Cottage Historic District". National Register of Historic Places-Registration Form. National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/87001622.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-26.

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