Built 1931 Opened 1931 Added to NRHP 19 August 1983 | NRHP Reference # 83001107 Area 74 ha | |
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Location Roughly bounded by Nevada Hwy., Avenue L, Date, and 5th Sts., Boulder City, Nevada Architectural styles American Craftsman, Spanish Colonial Revival architecture Similar Jay Dayton Smith House, Mesquite High School G, Thomas Leavitt House, Railroad Cottage Historic D, Sandstone Ranch | ||
Boulder City Historic District, is Nevada’s largest listing on the National Register of Historic Places with 408 buildings.
Design
The town was designed and built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Six Companies to support the construction of Hoover Dam between 1931 and 1935. The chief planner was Saco Rienk DeBoer. The town center is unified by the consistent use of the Spanish Colonial Revival style of architecture.
References
Boulder City Historic District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA