Descripción del sitio
226 Plaza St
Las Vegas, NM 87701
Build date: 1880
Style: Italianate / Bracketed
It was a matter of pride for every railroad town to have a fine hotel in which to house visitors. Local businessmen headed by Don Benigno Romero formed the Plaza Hotel Company in 1881 to provide Las Vegas with the finest hotel in the territory. The hotel has a coloful history: it was home to early silent film producer Romaine Fielding (see the ghost sign still on the west facade) in 1913, and the Mama Lucy Gang of liberal politicians in the 1960s. More than a centuary after it was built, Plaza Partnership, Ltd., acquired the property and meticulously rehabilitated the building, motivating reinvestment in Old Town and, once again, restoring the hotel as an object of civic pride.