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Roberts-Banner Building

Coordinates: 31°45′32″N 106°29′14″W / 31.75889°N 106.48722°W / 31.75889; -106.48722 (Roberts-Banner Building)
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Roberts-Banner Building
The building in 2014
Roberts-Banner Building is located in Texas
Roberts-Banner Building
Location215 North Mesa Street, El Paso, Texas
Coordinates31°45′32″N 106°29′14″W / 31.75889°N 106.48722°W / 31.75889; -106.48722 (Roberts-Banner Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
ArchitectTrost & Trost
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
MPSCommercial Structures of El Paso by Henry C. Trost TR
NRHP reference No.80004112[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 1980

The Roberts-Banner Building is a historic building in El Paso, Texas. Old adobe houses were demolished to make room for the construction of this five-story building in 1910.[2] It was built with concrete,[3] and designed by Trost & Trost.[4] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 24, 1980.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Vale the Adobes; Rise the Skyscraper: Wrecking of Ancient Mud Building Recalls Old El Paso". February 5, 1910. pp. 1, 7. Retrieved February 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Concrete for Skyscraper". El Paso Herald. February 25, 1910. p. 9. Retrieved February 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wreckers Making Room for Skyscrapers in Business District". El Paso Herald. January 26, 1910. p. 13. Retrieved February 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.