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Judge D.J. Leahy House

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1902. 1028 7th St.
  • (Photograph by Regina N. Emmer)

The house built for Judge D.J. Leahy suggests a local mixing of the California Bungalow and Shingle styles. Drawing from both sides of the United States, the Leahy House returns the two styles to their vernacular origins with a simple cross gable design. Compared with grander estates like the Stern House, one street over, the relatively modest Leahy House occupies a comparatively narrow double lot with a set back of 40 feet, a frontage of 50 feet, and the standard depth of 147.5 feet.

References

Historic Las Vegas, New Mexico: Along the Santa Fe Trail. Las Vegas, NM: Citizens Committee for Historic Preservation, 1999.

Threinen, Ellen. Architecture and Preservation in Las Vegas: A Study of Six Districts. Las Vegas: Design Review Board, City of Las Vegas, New Mexico, 1977.

Wilson, Chris (with Anita Vernon and Hilario Romero). Architecture and Preservation in Las Vegas, Volume II: New Districts, New Developments. Las Vegas: Design Review Board, City of Las Vegas, New Mexico, 1982.

Wilson, Chris. “North New Town Historic District,” San Miguel County, New Mexico. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, 1982. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Regina N. Emmer
Coordinator: 
Christopher C. Mead
Regina N. Emmer
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Data

Timeline

  • 1900

    Built

  • 1983

    Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building in the North New Town Historic District

What's Nearby

Milton Taichert House
Herman Ilfeld House
Harris House
Harold Raynolds House
7th and 8th Street Historic District

Citation

Regina N. Emmer, "Judge D.J. Leahy House", [Las Vegas, New Mexico], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/NM-01-047-0067-03.

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