Richard Caples Building
Appearance
Caples, Richard, Building | |
The building in 2014 | |
Location | 300 East San Antonio Avenue, El Paso, Texas |
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Coordinates | 31°45′29″N 106°29′12″W / 31.75806°N 106.48667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1910 |
Architect | Trost & Trost |
Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Romanesque |
MPS | Commercial Structures of El Paso by Henry C. Trost TR |
NRHP reference No. | 80004102[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 24, 1980 |
The Richard Caples Building is a historic seven-story building in El Paso, Texas. It was built as a five-story for Richard Caples in 1910,[2] and it was "the first reinforced concrete structure erected in El Paso."[3] The fifth floor was leased to the Y.M.C.A..[2] In 1915, the building was purchased by J.G. McGrady, who leased the basement and the first floor to F. W. Woolworth Company.[2] Two years later, he built two more storys; they were designed by Trost & Trost.[2] The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 24, 1980.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Richard Caples Building". Henry C. Trost Historical Organization. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Prosperity Waits Upon Industry In El Paso, Tex". El Paso Herald. December 3, 1910. p. 16. Retrieved February 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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