Toltec Club
The Toltec Club (or Toltec Building) is a building located in downtown El Paso, Texas. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[2]
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| Location | 602 Magoffin Ave., El Paso, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 31°45′36″N 106°28′45″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | John J. Huddart |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Beaux Arts, Sullivanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002934[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 12, 1979 |
History
The Toltec Club purchased the land for the building on December 12, 1908.[2] The all-men's club was founded by W.H. Burges, T.M. Wingo, Felix Martinez, W.W. Turney A.P. Coles, Britton Davis, J. Arthur Eddy and C.B Eddy on November 18, 1902.[3] The name, "Toltec," meant "man of knowledge."[3]
The Toltec Club building was opened in 1910 and cost about $100,000.[4] The architect for the building was John J. Huddart.[4] The grand opening took place on October 14, 1910, with a colorful, "informal" reception, according to the El Paso Herald.[5]
Initiation fees for the club were expensive at $100 and club dues cost $50.[3] Important visitors in El Paso were often entertained at the club which had a ballroom and high stakes gambling.[3]
The Great Depression affected the club, causing it to close in 1930.[3]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "1910: Brilliant is Toltec Club opening". El Paso Times. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- Coons, Heather (2010). "The Toltec Club: Of Ghosts and Guests". Borderlands. 28.
- Gray, Robert (May 31, 2016). "Inspectors: Toltec building unsafe". El Paso Inc. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- "Brilliant is Toltec Club Opening". El Paso Herald. October 15, 1910. Retrieved May 22, 2017 – via The Portal to Texas History.
