{"nrhp_refnum":"88002553","name":"Montgomery Ward Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"10 W. Beauregard","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Angelo","county":"Tom Green County","state":"TX","lat":31.46276623400007,"lon":-100.43729237399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story buff brick commercial building at 10 West Beauregard in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, built in 1927. It incorporates parts of an earlier one-story building from 1906.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as representative of the dramatic changes San Angelo experienced in the 1920s from the oil boom and growth of the ranching economy. It is also described as a good example of simple, functional design. It was enlarged from a one-story dry goods store designed by architect Oscar Ruffini.","narrative":"This two-story buff brick commercial building at 10 West Beauregard in San Angelo dates to 1927 and incorporates elements of a one-story building put up in 1906. That earlier structure was a dry goods store designed by architect Oscar Ruffini. The lower facade has a flat awning and very large display windows filling the space between cast iron columns. The upper facade carries simple brick detailing with cast stone sills and parapet caps, paired nine-light steel sash windows, and transoms above the awning. Metal-tiled skirt roofs at each end are the only hint of eclectic influence. The building is considered representative of the changes that came to San Angelo in the 1920s with the oil boom and expansion of the ranching economy, and a good example of simple, functional design. It first housed two furniture stores and became a Montgomery Ward outlet in 1938. It is described as vacant, in good physical condition, and part of the commercial district.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Unknown (the earlier 1906 dry goods store was designed by architect Oscar Ruffini)","architectural_style":"Vernacular","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as now vacant; physical condition good. It housed two furniture stores before becoming a Montgomery Ward outlet in 1938.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.630192-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/21/9702/40970221/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88002553.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970221","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Ward_Building_(San_Angelo,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6905827"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tom-green-county/montgomery-ward-building-88002553/"}