Hotel Paso del Norte - El Paso, TX
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N 31° 45.449 W 106° 29.356
13R E 358955 N 3514519
Zach T. White hired Henry C. Trost to build him an elegant, classic hotel. The Hotel Paso del Norte, so named by White, opened on Thanksgiving Day 1912 with a lavish ball. It was hailed as the “Showplace of the West.”
Waymark Code: WMRE28
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2016
Views: 1
Together they studied the structures in San Francisco which had withstood the Great Earthquake of 1906. They designed a brick, steel and terra-cotta building with interior walls made of gypsum from nearby White Sands, New Mexico.
The interior of the hotel was the most elegant in the area. The ornate lobby includes a 25-foot Tiffany style stained glass dome, simulated marble pillars and a round relief sculpture signed “H.C. Trost.”
Over the years, the building has undergone several remodelings, the most recent of which was in 1986 when the 17-story tower was added and the old building was completely renovated and restored.
Street address:
115 El Paso Street
El Paso, TX USA
County / Borough / Parish: El Paso County
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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