Boulder City Historic District facts for kids
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Boulder City Historic District
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Boulder Theatre—a contributing property—in July 1932 (Scarface is playing)
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 Location in Nevada
Location in the United States
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Nevada Hwy., Avenue L, Date, and 5th Sts., Boulder City, Nevada |
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| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival, Bungalow/American Craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001107 |
| Added to NRHP | August 19, 1983 |
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.
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