Described as the best example of Art Deco in Las Vegas, the school was designed by father-and-son architects George A. Ferris & Son of Reno, Nevada.
The stucco-covered reinforced concrete buildings are decorated with a variety of polychrome medallions and friezes depicting animals and plants.
[6] The two-story academic building, measuring 208 by 82 feet (63 by 25 m), is part of a seven-building complex within the larger Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District.
The Academic Building and Gymnasium were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 24, 1986.
[2][8] It was included as a contributing property in the National Register listing of the large Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District in 1991.