Richard Caples Building
Caples, Richard, Building | |
The building in 2014 | |
| Location | 300 East San Antonio Avenue, El Paso, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31°45′29″N 106°29′12″W / 31.75806°N 106.48667°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1910[2][3] |
| 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, significant as the 1910 Francisco I. Madero Headquarters during the Mexican Revolution,[4][5][6][7] base for the Mexican revolutionary newspaper, La Regeneración.[8] It was built as a five-story for Richard Caples in 1910,[9][6] and it was "the first reinforced concrete structure erected in El Paso."[10] The fifth floor was leased to the Y.M.C.A.[6] In 1915, the building was purchased by J.G. McGrady, who leased the basement and the first floor to F. W. Woolworth Company.[6] Two years later, he built two more storys; they were designed by Trost & Trost.[6] 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.
- ^ Kladzyk, René (November 24, 2021). "A guide to El Paso's architectural history". El Paso Matters. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ The Architecture and Urbanism of El Paso, 1659-1945 Study Sheet Syllabus
- ^ Giangiulio, Anne (January 1, 2010). "El Paso: The Other Side of the Mexican Revolution". Departmental Works. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ Romo, David Dorado (January 13, 2006). "Ringside Seat to a Revolution". The Texas Observer. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Richard Caples Building". Henry C. Trost Historical Organization. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ Murphree, Rachel. "Caples Building". Historical Markers Project. Library Research Guides: El Paso Community College.
- ^ Saenz, Paris (July 27, 2016). "El Paso's endangered historic buildings in dire need of refurbishing". Borderzine. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ https://thc.texas.gov/sites/default/files/2025-01/Magoffin_walking_tour_new.pdf
- ^ "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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