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J._J._Newberry_Company Latitude and Longitude:

31°45′33″N 106°29′10″W / 31.75917°N 106.48611°W / 31.75917; -106.48611 (Newberry, J. J., Company)
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Newberry, J. J., Company
The building in 2014
J. J. Newberry Company is located in Texas
J. J. Newberry Company
J. J. Newberry Company is located in the United States
J. J. Newberry Company
Location201--205 North Stanton Street, El Paso, Texas
Coordinates 31°45′33″N 106°29′10″W / 31.75917°N 106.48611°W / 31.75917; -106.48611 (Newberry, J. J., Company)
Arealess than one acre
Built1911 (1911)
Built byJ. Calisher Realty Company
ArchitectTrost & Trost
Architectural styleChicago, Sullivanesque
MPS Commercial Structures of El Paso by Henry C. Trost TR
NRHP reference  No. 80004108 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 1980

J. J. Newberry Company is a historic five-story building in El Paso, Texas. It was built by the J. Calisher Realty Company in 1911, and it was known as Calisher's. [2] The Calisher company was a store first opened in El Paso in 1881. [3] Early tenants included the YMCA (on the two top floors) and the Border National Bank. [2] It was later renamed for the J.J. Newberry, a five and dime store chain. [2] The building was designed in the Chicago School architectural style by Trost & Trost. [4] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 24, 1980. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "J. J. Newberry Company". Henry C. Trost Historical Organization. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Big New Store Opened In Style. J. Calisher Company Opens Fine New Home. Was Social Event For Many. New Department Store At South Stanton and Texas is Trade Palace". El Paso Times. September 26, 1911. p. 5. Retrieved February 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "J. J. Newberry Company". The Trost Society. Retrieved February 12, 2019.