Roberts-Banner Building - El Paso, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 31° 45.561 W 106° 29.279
13R E 359078 N 3514724
Five story U-shaped concrete building of Romanesque style designed by Henry C. Trost for M.D. Roberts and W.M. Banner, prominent New Mexico stockmen.
Waymark Code: WMRE3K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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Each floor’s frieze shows ornate details of European and Mesoamerican-influenced designs — heraldic, floral and speech-scroll motifs, more specifically. Its use of exposed reinforced concrete is the first in El Paso and one of the first in the nation.
Street address:
215 N. Mesa St.
El Paso, TX USA

County / Borough / Parish: El Paso County

Year listed: 1980

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1900-1924

Historic function: Commerce/Trade

Current function: Commerce/Trade

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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