First Mortgage Company Building

United States historic place


First Mortage Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


31°45′29″N 106°29′17″W / 31.75806°N 106.48806°W / 31.75806; -106.48806 (First Mortage Company Building)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1921 (1921)
Architect	Barglebaugh & Whitson
NRHP reference No.	78002925^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 13, 1978

The First Mortgage Company Building is a historic fifteen-story building in El Paso, Texas. It was built for the First Mortgage Company in 1921,^[2] at a cost of $411,000.^[3] El Paso was going through a construction boom at the time, and it was the largest structure with the El Paso Scottish Rite Temple.^[4] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 13, 1978.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "New Home of the First Mortgage Company Building On Corner of South Oregon and Sheldon Streets". El Paso Herald. August 28, 1920. p. 30. Retrieved February 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Reports Reflect El Paso Boom. Bank Clearing, $24,844,000.00. $561,530,000.00 In New Buildings". El Paso Times. September 2, 1920. p. 12. Retrieved February 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Big Building Program Now On In El Paso". El Paso Herald. May 14, 1921. p. 10. Retrieved February 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.