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Douglas Avenue School

Coordinates: 35°35′35″N 105°13′06″W / 35.59306°N 105.21833°W / 35.59306; -105.21833 (Douglas Avenue School)
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Douglas Avenue School
Douglas Avenue School is located in New Mexico
Douglas Avenue School
Location900 Douglas Ave., Las Vegas, New Mexico
Coordinates35°35′35″N 105°13′06″W / 35.59306°N 105.21833°W / 35.59306; -105.21833 (Douglas Avenue School)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1928
Built bySundt, N.M.
ArchitectMeem & Mccormick
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial Revival
MPSLas Vegas New Mexico MRA (AD)
NRHP reference No.83001625[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1983

The Douglas Avenue School, at 900 Douglas Ave. in Las Vegas, New Mexico was built in 1928. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

It is a two-story, Spanish Colonial Revival-style building with a T-shaped plan. It was "an early, important work" of architect John Gaw Meem, who worked at the time with business partner Cassius McCormick.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Chris Wilson (September 30, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Douglas Avenue School". National Park Service. Retrieved June 23, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1982