{"nrhp_refnum":"83003163","name":"Rackley, J. J., Building","other_names":["Blazer Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"118 S. Chadbourne","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Angelo","county":"Tom Green County","state":"TX","lat":31.461700390000033,"lon":-100.43580263499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story masonry commercial building at 118 South Chadbourne Street in downtown San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, built between 1888 and 1894 by J.J. Rackley and given its present front about 1900.","why_significant":"It is an important reminder of San Angelo's late 19th-century commercial district and is representative of architect Oscar Ruffini's work. It is part of a row of three commercial buildings designed or renovated by Ruffini that contribute strongly to the streetscape. It was also saved from planned demolition and rehabilitated.","narrative":"Located at 118 South Chadbourne Street in downtown San Angelo, this two-story masonry commercial building was constructed by J.J. Rackley between 1888 and 1894. Its Italianate character shows in segmentally arched second-floor windows with cast-stone sills and keystoned lintels, stuccoed brick pilasters, and an elaborate metal cornice with large brackets and finials. Architect Oscar Ruffini is credited with the present front, added about 1900 when the Hagelstein brothers, who ran a hardware store here until 1908, improved the building. It later housed a cafe and other businesses. The city acquired it in 1979 intending to demolish it for parking, but a local preservation group helped prevent that, and a 1980 renovation restored much of its appearance. It now forms a row of three late 19th-century commercial buildings with two Ruffini-designed neighbors to the north, preserving the character of the early downtown streetscape.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown/Oscar Ruffini","architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Renovated in 1980, which corrected most earlier alterations; the original first-floor front was rebuilt in simplified form and the metal entablature restored.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.708266-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/99/9735/40973599/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83003163.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003163/a0985cf96a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003163/a0985cf96a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J.J._Rackley_Building,_San_Angelo,_TX.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</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:J.J._Rackley_Building,_San_Angelo,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973599","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001338"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tom-green-county/rackley-j-j-building-83003163/"}