Richard Caples Building

Caples, Richard, Building
The building in 2014
Richard Caples Building is located in Texas
Richard Caples Building
Richard Caples Building is located in the United States
Richard Caples Building
Location300 East San Antonio Avenue, El Paso, Texas
Coordinates31°45′29″N 106°29′12″W / 31.75806°N 106.48667°W / 31.75806; -106.48667 (Caples, Richard, Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)[2][3]
ArchitectTrost & Trost
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Romanesque
MPSCommercial Structures of El Paso by Henry C. Trost TR
NRHP reference No.80004102[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 1980

The Richard Caples Building is a historic seven-story building in El Paso, Texas, significant as the 1910 Francisco I. Madero Headquarters during the Mexican Revolution,[4][5][6][7] base for the Mexican revolutionary newspaper, La Regeneración.[8] It was built as a five-story for Richard Caples in 1910,[9][6] and it was "the first reinforced concrete structure erected in El Paso."[10] The fifth floor was leased to the Y.M.C.A.[6] In 1915, the building was purchased by J.G. McGrady, who leased the basement and the first floor to F. W. Woolworth Company.[6] Two years later, he built two more storys; they were designed by Trost & Trost.[6] The building 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. ^ Kladzyk, René (November 24, 2021). "A guide to El Paso's architectural history". El Paso Matters. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  3. ^ The Architecture and Urbanism of El Paso, 1659-1945 Study Sheet Syllabus
  4. ^ Giangiulio, Anne (January 1, 2010). "El Paso: The Other Side of the Mexican Revolution". Departmental Works. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  5. ^ Romo, David Dorado (January 13, 2006). "Ringside Seat to a Revolution". The Texas Observer. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Richard Caples Building". Henry C. Trost Historical Organization. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Murphree, Rachel. "Caples Building". Historical Markers Project. Library Research Guides: El Paso Community College.
  8. ^ Saenz, Paris (July 27, 2016). "El Paso's endangered historic buildings in dire need of refurbishing". Borderzine. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  9. ^ https://thc.texas.gov/sites/default/files/2025-01/Magoffin_walking_tour_new.pdf
  10. ^ "Prosperity Waits Upon Industry In El Paso, Tex". El Paso Herald. December 3, 1910. p. 16. Retrieved February 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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