Preservation Texas West Region

03/18/2026

TROST-DESIGNED MASTERPIECE FOR SALE

For Sale: View 101 photos for 525 Corto Way, this 6 bed, 4.5 bath, 5030 sqft. single family home in El Paso, TX listed at $1,200,000. MLS #935413

03/12/2026

We are now accepting nominations for the 2026 Most Endangered Places (MEP) list! This year’s list will be announced in May. We are seeking nominations for significant historic sites threatened by demolition, neglect, inappropriate development, or other similar issues.

Since 2004, the MEP program has highlighted hundreds of threatened sites across Texas, bringing statewide attention to these places and helping mobilize support for their protection. While PT provides publicity for listed sites, each property nominated to the 2026 list must already have an organized group of advocates working toward its preservation.

Nominations are due Friday, April 17, 2026. To learn more and submit a nomination, visit preservationtexas.org/mep2026

Pictured📸 The Fourth Street Church in Lampasas, included on the 2023 MEP list, is being restored by the Lampasas Heritage Foundation!

02/02/2026

We’re hiring! Preservation Texas is seeking a full-time, bilingual West Texas Program Officer based in El Paso.

Visit preservationtexas.org/elpaso-news/wtxpo to learn more and apply by February 27th!

Preservation Texas is seeking a dynamic, bilingual West Texas Program Officer (WTXPO) to serve as the primary face of the organization in El Paso and Hudspeth counties. Based at the West Texas Heritage Center in El Paso, the officer will connect local stakeholders and historic property owners with

01/06/2026

Join us in downtown El Paso January 29-30 for a summit exploring historic preservation in Far West Texas.

Sessions will cover Preservation 101, incentives, planning strategies, and regional case studies, offering valuable insights for professionals, advocates, and volunteers alike.

The event begins Thursday evening with a networking reception at our new West Texas Heritage Center. On Friday, the program continues with a full day of presentations and discussions at the Downtown El Paso Visitor Information Center.

An optional hard hat tour of the historic Kress Building is also being offered on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

Visit preservationtexas.org/wtxsummit26 to learn more and register!

12/11/2025

Happening Today!

Join us for an evening showcasing the newly-released book by Miguel Juárez, Frontera Freeways: Highway Building and Displacement in El Paso, Texas.

Date: December 11, 2025
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Location: West Texas Heritage Center
201 East San Antonio Ave.

The event will begin with a reception, followed by a book talk and a book signing with the author.

This event is free and open to the public.

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with the stories and history presented in Frontera Freeways. We look forward to seeing you there.

11/20/2025

Join us for an evening showcasing the newly-released book by Miguel Juárez, Frontera Freeways: Highway Building and Displacement in El Paso, Texas.

Date: December 11, 2025
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Location: West Texas Heritage Center
201 East San Antonio Ave.

The event will begin with a reception, followed by a book talk and a book signing with the author.

This event is free and open to the public.

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with the stories and history presented in Frontera Freeways. We look forward to seeing you there.

11/06/2025

J. C. PENNEY BUILDING, SAN ANTONIO AVE. AT STANTON ST., 1932. EL PASO, TX.

The brick building stands today on the corner of San Antonio Avenue and Stanton Street. It was designed by Henry Loany and completed in 1929.

Courtesy of our friends at El Juarez the Ayer page.

11/06/2025

The building housed the Mt. Franklin Country Club and the Southern Baptist Sanatorium. It was built in 1916.

A 100-year-old building that once housed a Baptist, TB sanatorium is on a 28-acre site that El Paso Water is eyeing for a possible stormwater project. See link below ⬇️ bit.ly/4qKK70Z

10/05/2025

WAITING OUTSIDE TROST’S PASO DEL NORTE HOTEL, CIRCA 1940!

This is one of the best early color photos we have ever seen and one of our all-time favorites. The hotel entrance pictured here is on San Antonio Ave.

Copyright Dave Gelinas, https://hiveminer.com/Tags/kodachrome%2Credborderslide

10/04/2025

Happening today! Please join us for the opening of our traveling exhibit Adobe at the Pass: Documenting the Mission Valley in 1936.

Saturday, October 4th, 2025 at 3:00pm

Los Portales Museum and Information Center, San Elizario, TX.

The exhibit debuted at our West Texas Heritage Center in downtown El Paso earlier this year and will now travel to other venues in El Paso County. Many thanks to Los Portales Museum and Information Center for hosting us.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience an exhibit that explores the significance, history, and future of adobe in West Texas.

It will be on view until February 14, 2025.

10/02/2025

Los Portales (Casa Garcia), c. 1855, San Elizario, Texas.

Casa Gregorio García was constructed circa 1855 as a private residence by Texas Rangers Captain Gregorio Nacianceno García (1817-1896), a respected citizen of San Elizario. In addition to serving in the Texas Rangers’ Frontier Forces Division, García held positions as County Commissioner, Mayor, and County Judge of San Elizario.

In the 1870s, García donated the residence to be used as a schoolhouse, and it served in this capacity until 1922. Afterward, the building was converted into apartments, as it remained until
1965. Today, it serves as Los Portales Museum.

Come learn more about this and other emblematic adobe structures at the Adobe at the Pass exhibit opening at Los Portales Museum and Information Center on Saturday, October 4, starting at 3:00pm.

08/30/2025

MESA STREET, 1977.

Here is a view of Mesa Street. We see four prominent buildings in this photograph dating to 1977. From the right is the Buckler Block (1911), W.S. Hills (1926), Abdou (1910), and the Caples Building (1909) in the distance. All stand today and were designed by Trost & Trost Architects.

Photo Courtesy of the El Paso Public Library.