{"nrhp_refnum":"02000907","name":"Shary, John, Building","other_names":["Mission City Hall"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"900 Doherty","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mission","county":"Hidalgo County","state":"TX","lat":26.21498450100006,"lon":-98.32400564099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-08-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, L-shaped masonry office building at 900 Doherty in Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, built in 1939 for citrus grower and land developer John Shary and designed by San Antonio architect Harvey P. Smith. It now serves as Mission City Hall.","why_significant":"The building was the headquarters of John Shary's many citrus, irrigation and land businesses, and Shary is regarded as the father of the Texas citrus industry. It is significant locally under Criteria A and B for agriculture and commerce. It is also significant under Criterion C as an uncommon, architect-designed 1930s office building with Spanish Colonial Revival and Mediterranean influences.","narrative":"Completed in 1939 at 900 Doherty in Mission, Texas, this two-story brick office building was built as headquarters for citrus grower and land developer John Shary. San Antonio architect Harvey P. Smith, known for restoring Spanish missions, designed it in a Spanish Colonial Revival style with Mediterranean details, including a broken scroll pediment over the entry and a tile roof. Local contractor J.E. Walsh built it for about $40,000. Shary's irrigation, land, citrus processing and mortgage companies, along with the Texas Citrus Fruit Growers Exchange, worked from its offices. Shary is often called the Father of the Texas Citrus Industry, and the building is the best surviving representation of his enterprises in Mission. A 1996 survey found it to be the only historic office building among 128 commercial buildings in the city. The Shary estate sold it to the city in 1960, and it has served as City Hall since. A one-story addition from 1979 sits set back at the rear.","period_of_significance":"1939-1952","architect_builder":"Smith, Harvey P. (Architect); J.E. Walsh (Builder)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Currently in use as Mission City Hall; the city bought it in 1960 and added a one-story annex in 1979. The building retains a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.934905-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/87/9695/40969587/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/02000907.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000907/e243ca43e6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000907/e243ca43e6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Andres Gonzalez","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Front_View_Shary_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andres Gonzalez</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Front_View_Shary_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969587","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107318930"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/hidalgo-county/shary-john-building-02000907/"}