Berkley Square

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Berkley Square

Several homes from the Berkley Square development.
Location bounded by Byrnes Ave., D St., Leonard Ave., and G St. Las Vegas, Nevada
Coordinates 36°11′26.09″N 115°8′57.05″W / 36.1905806°N 115.1491806°W / 36.1905806; -115.1491806Coordinates: 36°11′26.09″N 115°8′57.05″W / 36.1905806°N 115.1491806°W / 36.1905806; -115.1491806
Built 1954-1955[1][2]
Architect Paul Revere Williams[1][3]
Architectural style Contemporary ranch[1]
NRHP Reference # 09000846[4]
Added to NRHP October 23, 2009[5]

Berkley Square was designed in 1949 by Paul Revere Williams and is named after Thomas L. Berkley, an African American attorney from Oakland, California.[1][3] The historic district contained 148 homes.[1][2] It was built in the African American West Las Vegas area of Las Vegas, Nevada.[2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[5] Terry and Jerry Holmes was born at 512 Burns in Berkley Square on March 3, 1951to Canary and Clarence Holmes.

Referuences

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Alan Choate (2009-11-24). "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES: Another 'great step forward'". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  2. 1 2 3 Dave Toplikar (2009-11-20). "Berkley Square neighborhood on National Historic Register". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  3. 1 2 Christine Kreyling (November 2006). "Fifty and Proud of It" (PDF). Planning Magazine. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  4. ↑ National Register of Historic Places listings: 10/26/09 - 10/30/09. Retrieved on 2010-01-08.
  5. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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