J. J. Newberry Company

United States historic place


Newberry, J. J., Company
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The building in 2014
31°45′33″N 106°29′10″W / 31.75917°N 106.48611°W / 31.75917; -106.48611 (Newberry, J. J., Company)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1911 (1911)
Built by	J. Calisher Realty Company
Architect	Trost & Trost
Architectural style	Chicago, Sullivanesque
MPS	Commercial Structures of El Paso by Henry C. Trost TR
NRHP reference No.	80004108^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 24, 1980

J. J. Newberry Company is a historic five-story building in El Paso, Texas, United States. It was built by the J. Calisher Realty Company in 1911, and it was known as Calisher's.^[2] The Calisher company was a store first opened in El Paso in 1881.^[3] Early tenants included the YMCA (on the two top floors) and the Border National Bank.^[2] It was later renamed for the J.J. Newberry, a five and dime store chain.^[2] The building was designed in the Chicago School architectural style by Trost & Trost.^[4] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 24, 1980.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "J. J. Newberry Company". Henry C. Trost Historical Organization. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
^ "Big New Store Opened In Style. J. Calisher Company Opens Fine New Home. Was Social Event For Many. New Department Store At South Stanton and Texas is Trade Palace". El Paso Times. September 26, 1911. p. 5. Retrieved February 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "J. J. Newberry Company". The Trost Society. Retrieved February 12, 2019.