Berkley Square

Area bounded by Byrnes Ave., D St., Leonard Ave., and G St., Las Vegas, Nevada. County/parish: Clark.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 23, 2009. NRIS 09000846.

95 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Westside Park

From Wikipedia:

Berkley Square

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

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63816478