Las Vegas’ first public school’s $12.5 million restoration wraps up

Las Vegas Councilman Ricki Barlow and Mayor Carolyn Goodman are among the elected officials who will rededicate the historic building Saturday morning.

The 9:30 a.m. event is open to the public. The buildings are at 330 W. Washington Ave.

In a statement, Barlow called the project’s completion a “milestone.”

The property is on the Las Vegas Historic Property Register and the state and National Register of Historic Places.

More than 160 construction employees worked on the project, which called for substantial research to re-

BRETT LE BLANC/ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL FOLLOW @BLEBLANCPHOTO The renovated Westside School, shown Thursday, will host a rededication ceremony for the refurbished buildings on Saturday at 9:30 a.m.