Railroad Cottage Historic District facts for kids

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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.
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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 No.	87001622
Added to NRHP	December 22, 1987

The Railroad Cottage Historic District was a special area in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. It once had eight old cottages (small houses) along Casino Center Boulevard. These cottages were part of a bigger group of 64 homes.

The Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad built these houses for their workers. Even though many cottages were still around, only eight nearby ones became part of this historic district in 1987.

Starting in 2005, most of these eight cottages were either torn down or moved. This happened to make space for a building project called Club Renaissance, which was never finished. Only one cottage from the district is still in its original spot today.

Las Vegas' Historic Railroad Cottages

This empty lot is where the eight cottages once stood. The only remaining cottage is behind the white fence.

The railroad built a total of 64 cottages between 1900 and 1912. They came in three different styles. Some had three bedrooms and were about 812 square feet (75 m²) big. Others had two bedrooms and were about 768 square feet.

Most of these railroad cottages in Las Vegas have been torn down over the years. However, a few have been saved and moved to new locations.

• In 2002, a cottage from 521 Third Street was moved to the Clark County Museum. It was fixed up and opened for people to visit in 2013.
• Another cottage, from 604 South Fourth Street, was moved to the Springs Preserve in 2005. It was later restored as part of an exhibit called "Boomtown 1905."

It's important to know that neither of these two saved cottages were part of the official historic district.

The District's Eight Cottages

The Railroad Cottage Historic District was officially added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1987. This means it was recognized as an important historical site.

Since most of the district was going to be replaced by the Club Renaissance project, people decided to save some of the cottages. Three of the homes were moved to a temporary spot at the Springs Preserve in 2005 or 2006.

In 2013, these three cottages were moved again to a permanent place within the preserve. Work then began to restore them. These three restored cottages became part of the preserve's "Boomtown 1905" exhibit, which opened on February 4, 2017.