Roberts-Banner Building

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Roberts-Banner Building
The building in 2014
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Location215 North Mesa Street, El Paso, Texas
Coordinates 31°45′32″N106°29′14″W / 31.75889°N 106.48722°W / 31.75889; -106.48722 (Roberts-Banner Building) Coordinates: 31°45′32″N106°29′14″W / 31.75889°N 106.48722°W / 31.75889; -106.48722 (Roberts-Banner Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
ArchitectTrost & Trost
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
MPS Commercial Structures of El Paso by Henry C. Trost TR
NRHP reference # 80004112 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 1980

The Roberts-Banner Building is a historic building in El Paso, Texas. Old adobe houses were demolished to make room for the construction of this five-story building in 1910. [2] It was built with concrete, [3] and designed by Trost & Trost. [4] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 24, 1980. [1]

El Paso, Texas City in Texas, United States

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Vale the Adobes; Rise the Skyscraper: Wrecking of Ancient Mud Building Recalls Old El Paso" . February 5, 1910. pp. 1, 7. Retrieved February 10, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Concrete for Skyscraper" . El Paso Herald. February 25, 1910. p. 9. Retrieved February 10, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wreckers Making Room for Skyscrapers in Business District" . El Paso Herald. January 26, 1910. p. 13. Retrieved February 10, 2019 via Newspapers.com.