White House Department Store and Hotel McCoy
White House Department Store and Hotel McCoy | |
| Location | 109 Pioneer Plaza, El Paso, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 31°45′32″N 106°29′19″W / 31.75889°N 106.48861°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Trost & Trost |
| Architectural style | Chicago, Sullivanesque |
| MPS | Commercial Structures of El Paso by Henry C. Trost TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004115[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 1980 |
The White House Department Store and Hotel McCoy is a historic building in El Paso, Texas. It was built in 1912, and designed in the Chicago School style by architect Henry C. Trost of Trost & Trost.[2] The store itself was co-founded in 1900 by Felix Brunschwig and three of his nephews: Myrtil, Gaston and Arthur Clobentz.[3] In 1904, it was incorporated as Felix Brunchswig & Co.[3] The building was remodelled in 1946-1949 for 1 million dollars.[3] It 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.
- ^ "White House Department Store and Hotel McCoy". Henry C. Trost Historical Organization. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ a b c "White House Completes $1,000,000 Modernization, Expansion Project. Store Began Business Here In 1900". El Paso Times. January 2, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved February 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.