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Last updated 1/01/2019
Take a look at the original Momsen-Thorne building
here!
At a Glance:
- Momsen, Dunnegan & Ryan Building, City of El Paso Municipal Court building
- Original Client: Momsen, Dunnegan & Ryan
- Year Completed: Phase 1, 1928; Eastern expansion (Phase 2), 1929
- Lead Architect: Uncertain
- Architectural Style: Early 20th Century Commercial
- Current Status: Occupied and busy, very well maintained. Grade: A
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The Northeast corner of the building. Picture taken by myself 8/15/2018 |
The following two images are from the November 25, 1928 El Paso Times, page 15:
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Image Credit: Newspaper dot com |
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Momsen, Donnegan and Ryan is the building pictured to the right. Image Credit: Newspaper dot com |
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The building as it appeared in January 1929 before its expansion eastward. Image credit El Paso Museum of History Digie |
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One of the company catalogs. Undated image credit: Biblio.co.uk |
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Gus Momsen. Image Credit: El Paso History Museum Digie |
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The building's main entrance, added when it was expanded eastward in 1929. Note the raised rectangular decorations, a signature of Henry Trost. Picture taken by myself 8/15/2018 |
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The northeast corner of the gorgeous building. Picture taken by myself 8/15/2018 |
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Picture taken by myself 8/15/2018 |
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Picture taken by myself 8/15/2018 |
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The secondary entrance to the building at the northwest corner. Before the 1929 expansion, this was the main entrance. Picture taken by myself 8/15/2018 |
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The northwest corner of the building. Note the Texas and Pacific Freight Depot immediately behind the building! Another Trost work of art. Picture taken by myself 8/15/2018 |