History of
Heritage
Realty Company
"Your Home is
your Heritage."
Family owned and
operated, Heritage Realty Company was
founded in 1970
by long time Nevadan, Olivia Silvagni with the encouragement of her
father-in-law, the well-known Las Vegas entrepreneur and visionary,
P.O. Silvagni.
 Olivia was a natural in
understanding the need for positive customer relations in property
management and development projects. And, as an astute
businesswoman in her own right, she was one of the
first female realtors in Nevada to be appointed to the Real Estate
Advisory Commission by State Governor Mike O'Callahan. The Real
Estate Advisory Commission is the entity that promulgates the rules and
regulations of the real estate industry, and presides over, and hears
cases
of violations of NRS645. Olivia served the commission for two
full terms,
from 1977 to 1983.
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The Silvagni family came to Las Vegas in 1929 when P.O. Silvagni was
contracted to fulfill a cement
contract during the construction of Boulder Dam. Boulder Dam was built
during the administration of President Herbert Hoover, and therefore
was also known for a time as "Hoover Dam".
 P.O. Silvagni saw a need in the community for a place for
the
construction crews to get away from the work - and the heat of the
desert project, so he had an idea - obviously a very good idea... He
purchased a small plot of land on the corner of 2nd and Fremont Street
and went to work. This lot was an ideal location to build the first
fully air-conditioned hotel in Las Vegas. He built it, turned on the
air conditioning, and the customers came-a-running. There was no cooler
place to be for hundreds of miles around...
 It was named the Apache Hotel and
Casino and has a long an illustrious history. The building is
also renowned as the first building in Las Vegas history to provide an
electrically powered elevator. And, even today - over seventy years
later, that original first elevator is still on that property and is
still in operation!
The Apache Bar,
with its massive painted
mirror depicting an Apache Indian Chief, was a favorite watering hole
for
movie stars like Clark Gable, W.C. Fields, Humphrey Bogart and Lucille
Ball. In those early days, many Hollywood celebrities would also
come to Las Vegas seeking a "quick
divorce" and would stay at the Apache because, having air-conditioned
rooms, it was the coolest place in town. They building is now known as
Binion's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino. The Silvagni family remains
the landlord of that famous corner to
this day.
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Heritage Realty Company began by specializing in residential "executive
homes" in 1970. At that time, an executive home represented a price
range from
$25,000 to $175,000 with $175,000 being the most expensive home in town.
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Heritage Realty Company still deals in the executive homes, but we also
specialize in helping first time home buyers as well. We give the
same
white glove service to all clients in all price ranges. The
company logo was and still is, "Your home is your Heritage".
Heritage Realty also specializes in mid-sized commercial properties and
in
taverns with gaming.
 Olivia's
daughter, Gina Silvagni Perry, licensed now for the past 27
years, is the broker/manager of Heritage Realty Company.
Gina carries on
the family tradition of real estate integrity and the hands-on personal
service that her mother was so well known for. In 2006, Heritage
Realty Company takes
pride in celebrating their 36th year serving the real estate needs of
Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Summerlin, Henderson, Mesquite, Primm, and
Pahrump, Nevada.
1970-2006
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Heritage
Realty Company
8831 West Sahara Ave #25
Las Vegas, NV 89117
(702) 870-9081 office
(702) 870-1155 fax
Contact
via email
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Copyright
©
2006 Heritage Realty Co. All Rights Reserved
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Gina
Silvagni Perry, owner/broker.
Member, Greater Las Vegas Board of Realtors
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