Richard Caples Building

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]

Caples, Richard, Building
The building in 2014
Location300 East San Antonio Avenue, El Paso, Texas
Coordinates31°45′29″N 106°29′12″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
ArchitectTrost & Trost
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Romanesque
MPSCommercial Structures of El Paso by Henry C. Trost TR
NRHP reference No.80004102[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 1980

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Richard Caples Building". Henry C. Trost Historical Organization. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  3. "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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