Abdou Building

Abdou Building
	Abdou Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	115 North Mesa Street, El Paso, Texas
Coordinates	31°45′30″N 106°29′13″W / 31.75833°N 106.48694°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1910
Architect	Trost & Trost
Architectural style	20th century skyscraper
MPS	Commercial Structures of El Paso by Henry C. Trost TR
NRHP reference No.	80004100
Added to NRHP	September 24, 1980

The Abdou Building is a historic seven-story building in El Paso, Texas. It was built for the Rio Grande Valley Bank in 1910,^[2] and designed by Trost & Trost.^[1] In 1925, it was renamed the Abdou Building after its new owner, Sam Abdou, who purchased it for $150,000.^[2] The same year, the American Trust and Saving Bank leased the building; one of its directors, Charles Klink was Abdou's stepson.^[2] By 1930, the El Paso Bank and Leavell & Sherman both had offices in the building.^[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 24, 1980.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Abdou Building". Henry C. Trost Historical Organization. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^ "Two Days Left". El Paso Times. March 20, 1930. p. 10. Retrieved February 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[henryctrostadboubuilding-2] "Abdou Building". Henry C. Trost Historical Organization. Retrieved February 9, 2019.

[elpasotimestwodaysleft-3] "Two Days Left". El Paso Times. March 20, 1930. p. 10. Retrieved February 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

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Abdou Building
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Location	115 North Mesa Street, El Paso, Texas
Coordinates	31°45′30″N 106°29′13″W / 31.75833°N 106.48694°W / 31.75833; -106.48694 (Abdou Building)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1910
Architect	Trost & Trost
Architectural style	20th century skyscraper
MPS	Commercial Structures of El Paso by Henry C. Trost TR
NRHP reference No.	80004100^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 24, 1980