Las Vegas Grammar School (Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada)

The Las Vegas Grammar School (also known as the Historic Fifth Street School) is a school listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The school sits on a site off of Las Vegas Boulevard at 401 South Fourth Street in Downtown Las Vegas.

History

The school was constructed in 1936 to replace the previous Clark County High School (1917–1934) which was destroyed by fire. Opened as “Las Vegas Grammar School” it came to be informally known as Fifth Street School when Las Vegas Blvd was still called Fifth Street. The school was used until 1966.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1988.

The school has undergone an extensive $9.5 million renovation. The interior has been configured to allow its return as an education facility. The school is home to:

• City of Las Vegas - Office of Cultural Affairs
• Nevada School of Arts
• UNLV School of Architecture Downtown Design Center
• Las Vegas chapter of the American Institute of Architects

See also

• Las Vegas Grammar School (Washington and D Streets, Las Vegas, Nevada), also NRHP-listed

References

External links

• City of Las Vegas, Office of Cultural Affairs
• Historic Fifth Street School Information
• Fifth Street School Building information / from the UNLV Architecture Studies Library
• City of Las Vegas web site