{"nrhp_refnum":"80004115","name":"White House Department Store and Hotel McCoy","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"109 Pioneer Plaza","address_restricted":false,"city":"El Paso","county":"El Paso County","state":"TX","lat":31.759519999000076,"lon":-106.48793999999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A seven-story concrete-skeleton, brick-faced department store and hotel building at 109 Pioneer Plaza in El Paso, Texas, built in 1912 and designed by Trost and Trost.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding example of the Chicago School format, with a Sullivanesque base, shaft and cornice composition. It is prominently sited at the end of South El Paso Street and reflects the work of Trost. It also housed the White House store, an early and prosperous El Paso retailer, and the Hotel McCoy.","narrative":"Rising seven stories at 109 Pioneer Plaza in El Paso, this concrete-skeleton building with brick facing was completed in 1912 to house the White House Department Store and the Hotel McCoy. Trost and Trost designed it in the Chicago School and Sullivanesque manner, with a base, shaft and modillioned cornice, and its two street facades meet in a rounded obtuse angle that follows the original road plan. Groups of one-over-one windows mark the middle floors, and a frieze of rectangular shapes separates the sixth and seventh floors. The store began in 1900 under Felix Brunschwig and his nephews and moved here after outgrowing earlier quarters. It was known for current fashions and for bringing El Paso its first window dresser and fashion show, according to newspaper accounts. The lower two floors have been altered, but the upper floors keep their historic lines. The building sits at the end of South El Paso Street, a major axis toward Juarez, and the hotel remained in operation at the time of listing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Trost and Trost","architectural_style":"Chicago School/Sullivanesque","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use is the same as the original: the store and Hotel McCoy, with the hotel described as still in operation. The first two stories have been substantially altered, while the upper floors remain intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.737211-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/76/9688/40968876/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/80004115.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004115/b23d209a96-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004115/b23d209a96-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_House_Department_Store,_El_Paso,_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_House_Department_Store,_El_Paso,_Texas.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"97000885","name":"El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/el-paso-county-water-improvement-district-no-1-97000885/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968876","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Department_Store_and_Hotel_McCoy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65121035"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/el-paso-county/white-house-department-store-and-hotel-mccoy-80004115/"}