The Little Church of the West

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The Little Church of the West is a wedding chapel on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada that is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. Development has forced the church to relocate the building several times and it currently is across from the Mandalay Bay.

Built of California redwood it was intended to be a replica of a typical pioneer town church.

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[edit] History

The Little Church of the West opened its doors in 1942 on what would become the The Strip.

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

[edit] Film History

Elvis Presley and Ann Margaret recited their vows in the movie Viva Las Vegas, filmed at the Little Church of the West.

[edit] Notable weddings

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National Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Nevada

Boulder City Historic District - Old Boulder City Hospital - Boulder Dam Hotel - Boulder Dam Park Museum - Brownstone Canyon Archeological District - Camp Lee Canyon - Clark Avenue Railroad Underpass - Corn Creek Campsite - Desert Valley Museum - Eureka Locomotive - Gold Strike Canyon-Sugarloaf Mountain Traditional Cultural Property - Goodsprings Schoolhouse - Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs (AZ:F:14:98 ASM) - Green Shack - Hoover Dam - Huntridge Theater - Hidden Forest Cabin - Homestake Mine - Jay Dayton Smith House - Kyle Ranch - Las Vegas Grammar School (Fifth Street School) - Las Vegas Grammar School (Westside School) - Las Vegas High School Academic Building and Gymnasium - Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District - Las Vegas Mormon Fort - Las Vegas Mormon Fort (Boundary Increase) - Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse - Las Vegas Springs - LDS Moapa Stake Office Building - Little Church of the West - Logandale Elementary School - Mesquite High School Gymnasium - Morelli House - Mormon Well Spring - Moulin Rouge Hotel - Overton Gymnasium - Parley Hunt House - Potosi - Pueblo Grande de Nevada - Railroad Cottage Historic District - Sandstone Ranch - Sheep Mountain Range Archeological District - Sloan Petroglyph Site - Sloan Petroglyph Site (Boundary Increase) - Spanish Trail, Old,-Mormon Road Historic District - Spirit Mountain - Thomas Leavitt House - Tim Springs Petroglyphs - Tule Springs Archeological Site - Tule Springs Ranch - St. Thomas Memorial Cemetery - Washington School - Westside School - Willow Beach Gauging Station
List of Registered Historic Places in Nevada has the complete state of Nevada list.
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