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store both buildings to their original appearance.

The project aimed to restore the schoolhouse to the way it looked when it was built in 1923, with the classrooms repurposed as meeting and exhibit space and offices.

The annex building that dates back to 1948 was restored to its original appearance, with improvements like insulated windows, covered parking spaces, three electric car charging stations, bike racks and natural gas-powered air conditioning.

The school closed in the 1960s, but the buildings, which sit in an economically depressed part of the city, have since been used for other purposes.

KCEP Power 88 radio station and nonprofit Tech Impact are leasing space at the property, but the city is seeking additional tenants for other available space there.

The Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial, the Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency and the city contributed funds for the renovations, which included gap financing through the federal New Markets Tax Credits program.

Plans to restore the building were conceived a decade ago, but there weren’t enough funds to move ahead with the project at that point. Contact Jamie Munks at jmunks@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0340. Find @JamieMunksRJ on Twitter.