John B. Ragland Mercantile Company Building

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John B. Ragland Mercantile Company Building
Location201 E. Kleberg Ave., Kingsville, Texas
Coordinates 27°30′58″N97°51′57″W / 27.51611°N 97.86583°W / 27.51611; -97.86583
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
Architect Jules Carl Leffland
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 92001820 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1993

The John B. Ragland Mercantile Company Building, also known as Raglands, is a historic building at 201 E. Kleberg Ave. in Kingsville, Texas. It was designed by Jules Leffland and was built in 1909 to replace a small frame store built by John Ragland in 1904. He operated the store until his death in 1908. Before he died, Ragland sold the lots and store and it was incorporated as the John B. Ragland Mercantile Co. The store sold dry goods, millinery, suits, pants, shirts, cloaks, skirts, hats and shoes.

In 1943, the company was dissolved, and ownership was transferred to Robert J. Kleberg & Co. In 1950, that entinty was dissolved and it was sold to King Ranch Inc., as a new subsidiary known as Ragland Mercantile Co. It was also remodeled that same year, receiving a new facade, new interiors, new fixtures and new storefronts, including the first escalator in South Texas, according to town historian Bruce Cheeseman. The store closed in 1979. After a $1.2 million restoration project, that restored much of the original building, it reopened in 1990 as the King Ranch Saddle Shop. [2]

In 1991, the building received two awards from the Texas Downtown Association for best store interior and best commercial restoration, and in 1992, the Texas Historical Foundation gave the building its Josiah Wheat Award of Merit, for an "outstanding historical restoration project". [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

Its design is mainly Italianate but has other architectural elements including Gothic Revival and Mission Revival. Its two public facades are brick and limestone. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Bruce, John (October 22, 1990). "Ragland buildig in Kingsville to reopen Nov. 3". South Texas. Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. p. B1. story continued on page B3
  3. Heines, Vivienne (February 6, 1993). "King Ranch Shop lauded for restoration". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. p. C15.
  4. Bruce Cheeseman and Lisa J. Hart (October 6, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: John B. Ragland Mercantile Company Building / Raglands". National Archives. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017.)